Chris Russo reveals his retirement thinking to The Post: Youre still gonna hear me

Don’t expect this dog to lose his bite anytime soon. Chris “Mad Dog” Russo doesn’t plan on stepping away from the microphone in the near future, even with the longtime sports personality turning 67 in October.“I will definitely do this for, I don’t want to say for the next 20 years, but I would think [the] next couple years you’re still gonna hear me,” Russo told The Post during a recent visit to ESPN’s studios in Manhattan.

“And what am I gonna do if I retire? You know?  I mean, all my kids are gone.My wife and I would drive each other crazy staring at each other. “I would think for the next couple of years you’ll see me and hear me the times you want to do it.”Russo, who made his mark on sports talk during his days at WFAN as part of the legendary “Mike and The Mad Dog” duo, said he didn’t have a set plan for when he wants to retire, and it could come in waves by cutting back to just doing his radio show. “I still feel good.

I still love and think I can make a contribution, so we’re going to work as much as we can,” he said.“I’m not going to overdo it.

I’m not gonna take 20 jobs, but ESPN is nice enough to still have me, and you got the radio, that’s plenty.”Russo left WFAN in 2008 over a contract dispute and signed with SiriusXM to launch his own “Mad Dog” channel.He has signed with Sirius through 2027.Russo made a guest appearance on “First Take” in 2022 and the fan interest, combined with his chemistry with Stephen A.

Smith, has led to a weekly spot on the show.On the day The Post visited the Worldwide Leader, Russo flexed his football history muscles alongside Jeremy Schaap while recording an episode of “The Biggest Game,” a digital series hosted by Schaap focusing on the Super Bowl and some of its biggest moments. The appearance was a bit of a different side of Russo, with the well-known personality presenting a more tame version compared to the opinionated and, at times, bombastic persona t...