ESPN Panel Gets Awkward When ‘Mad Dog’ Russo Bluntly Says 82-Year-Old Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones ‘Can Go Any Day’

Chris “Mad Dog” Russo stunned the desk on First Take when he implied Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones doesn’t have much longer to live.

On Wednesday’s episode of First Take , the crew was discussing Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott’s chances of winning the MVP award. Russo then brought up Prescott’s ongoing contract negotiations and Jones’ supposed unwillingness to give him a long-term deal.

RUSSO: The New York Times did a great thing this week. They put a tier one, tier two, tier three, tier four quarterback thing; and they got Prescott basically where he should be — in tier two, right around 10. And their answer with Prescott is, ‘He has not proved that he can take a team on his back and will them to a win in the post-season; and until he shows that he can do that — and his hasn’t — I could care less if he’s in any MVP conversation because the man [Jones] is 82 years of age. He’s not gonna pay him until he proves he can win a Super Bowl with him.

MOLLY QERIM : He’s only 82?

RUSSO: I think he’s 82.

QERIM: Oh, he’s younger than I thought.

RUSSO: You’re making it sound — he’s not 40. Eight-two’s not young!

QERIM: Eighty-two’s young.

RUSSO: No, it’s not!

STEPHEN A. SMITH : It’s not young, Molly.

RUSSO: Not young. You can go any day at 82.

QERIM: OK, can we take it down a notch? I like to speak like into people.

RUSSO: It’s true! It’s true!

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