Chris Russo was a mad dog at the sight of Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark interrupting his football viewing experience this weekend when the Chiefs hosted the Texans in the AFC Wild Card round.
Russo delivered an old-fashioned rant on his SiriusXM radio show “Mad Dog Unleashed” as he complained about being fed up with Chiefs, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, before questioning Chiefs fandom from Clark on Monday.
“I’ve had enough of Kelce. I’ve had enough of the girlfriend. Now I have Caitlin Clark in the mix,” an exasperated Russo said on his show. “By the way, who have I seen Caitlin Clark play, what, 50 college basketball games in the last two years? Parts of it. I’ve never heard a single reference. I never saw his dad wear a Chief jersey.
“I’ve never seen her in a Chiefs cap. I haven’t heard a single reference in 50 games that she was a Chief fan, and all of a sudden she’s now a huge Kansas City fan. Come on, stop, please. I understand you want to be a fan because they win.
However, Russo seemed to have ignored the fact that Clark had discussed Chiefs fandom here on multiple occasions — including on the network that employs him, ESPN.
Clark appeared on a ManningCast in 2023 during a “Monday Night Football” game between the Chiefs and Eagles where she discussed the origins of her Chiefs fandom and even showed an old photo of Clark in Kansas City gear .
“I’ve been a Chiefs fan since I was a young girl. My brother was a Chiefs fan, my dad was a Chiefs fan. I had cousins in Kansas City who were Chiefs fans,” she said at the time. “Honestly, it was just something I knew. In our basement we had a Chiefs vending machine. We had these toy helmets that were bosses that you could run around the yard on and I could hit helmets with my brothers.
Clark had also addressed the topic more recently when she appeared on the “New Heights” podcast with Travis and Jason Kelce.
None of that seemed to matter to Russo, who went on to criticize all the attention the appearance might attract before delving into Swifts musical relevance.
“And ESPN, they’re going to be as guilty as everyone else. They’re going to show you Swift and her and the damn press box until the cows come home,” he continued indignantly. “When Bob Dylan by Taylor Swift, come back and talk to me. Come talk to me again when it has this impact. Not for 18 year old girls like my daughter. You Swifties can say whatever you want. Come talk to me again. When you change your music, come talk to me again.
While it’s unclear whether Clark will make another appearance next week when the Chiefs host the Bills for a chance at a Super Bowl trip, Russo will likely have to endure seeing Swift on his TV with the pop icon presumed to be on hand for the match. .
If the Chiefs win, Kansas City would make its fifth Super Bowl appearance in the last six years and seek its third straight Super Bowl title.
