Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo rips NFL over season-opener's streaming exclusivity: 'I want to watch the game normal'

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The NFL's relationship with streaming platforms is once again in the National Radio Hall of Famer and ESPN contributor Chris "Mad Dog" Russo's crosshairs.

During one of his routine appearances on ESPN's "First Take," Russo unleashed on the league's decision to place its historic game in São Paulo, Brazil, on the Peacock streaming service. The season opening game is scheduled to take place on Sept. 6 and will mark the first-ever NFL game in Brazil.

The league previously announced the Philadelphia Eagles will travel to Brazil for the game to play a team that has yet to be revealed.

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Feb 6, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Chris Russo on the SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio set on radio row at the Super Bowl 58 media center at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino.  (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

"So, the Eagle fan, who busts his butt to go to The Linc (Lincoln Financial Field) to see game after game and spends a fortune to do it, he’s not gonna fly to Brazil; he may not have Peacock," Russo began. "So, he’s gonna miss the first game of the year so the NFL can make more money? I mean, really. I mean — it’s bad enough they’re on Amazon. 

"It’s bad enough they go play in Europe. It’s bad enough they put extra millions of teams in, and they got an Amazon playoff game this year too, which drives me crazy. They got to play the first opening game of the year with the Philadelphia Eagles in São Paulo on Peacock? I mean, come on."

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Russo also expressed his lack of interest in finding and becoming a subscriber of the streaming