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ESPN Personality Had Police Called On Him At London Airport

Originally posted on The Spun | By Daniel Bates | Last updated Jul 16, 2025 10:25 PM ET

Chris "Mad Dog" Russo sure lived up to his name on this morning's "First Take."

During his regular Wednesday appearance on ESPN's flagship debate show, the sports talk legend sounded off on his "What Are You Mad About?" segment about his recent 17-day vacation to Europe.

As nice as it was, Mad Dog's trip wasn't without its hangups. Namely travel complications surrounding his very short JetBlue flight that was ultimately canceled due to delays from a connecting flight in Syracuse.

Who needs forced LeBron James topics on First Take when you can have Dog rant about Jet Blue and British Airways travel nightmares to Dornoch for more than 10 minutes!! pic.twitter.com/KLu1G8q4LV
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"You want to fly to Scranton, PA? JetBlue is for you!" Russo exclaimed. "You want to fly to something a little more elaborate like to freakin' Edinburgh? What a disgrace! They kept people on that plane 'til 1:44 in the morning and threw them the hell out of there!"

That wasn't all though. After going through the nightmare of rebooking future flights, Russo also found out that his son Tim's golf clubs didn't make it to their destination which set him off so badly that police had to be called.

"It took me two and a half hours to locate the clubs at Heathrow. They didn't know where they were!" Mad Dog continued. "... So Timmy's clubs had to stay at Heathrow overnight and he didn't have his golf clubs on Saturday because British Airways… wouldn't give it to his father! Here's their answer, 'It's protocol, sir.'"

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 04: Chris "Mad Dog" Russo attends the SiriusXM's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo returns to Bar A at the Jersey Shore on August 04, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for SiriusXM)Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images

"I'm not interested in protocol! I'm interested in the 5 iron! I am not interested in that! And they called the police on me! I'm a loud American! 'We're gonna get the authorities.' I DON’T GIVE A CRAP ABOUT AUTHORITIES GET THE GOLF CLUBS WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE!"

Russo was able to avoid getting arrested abroad by changing his tone once police arrived on the scene. But it also ended up in a 10-minute rant on the Worldwide Leader's airwaves about the airport's lack of service.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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