By OLIVER SALT

ESPN quickly shut down a conversation about Bill Belichick and his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson in a bizarre moment on Wednesday’s edition of First Take.

While carrying out his long-running ‘What’s Mad Dog Mad about?’ segment, Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo tried to go on a rant about the younger lover of legendary ex-NFL coach Bill, 73, before network bosses intervened.

Russo appeared to mention a controversial T-shirt Hudson wore last month mocking the Atlanta Falcons on the anniversary of their Super Bowl LI collapse against Belichick’s New England Patriots, which saw them blow a historic 28-3 lead.

However, as Stephen A. Smith and rap icon Snoop Dogg watched on in anticipation, the First Take co-host was stopped by host Molly Qerim before he could explain what had got him so worked up.

‘Belichick’s girlfriend with the 28-3 jersey which drove me crazy, did you see that this week?’ Russo first asked Qerim. 

‘You wanna hear this? It’ll get me in trouble but I’ll tell you.’

ESPN shut down a conversation about Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson on First Take

ESPN shut down a conversation about Bill Belichick and girlfriend Jordon Hudson on First Take 

The romance between Belichick, 73, and Hudson, 24, has divided opinion since it went public

The romance between Belichick, 73, and Hudson, 24, has divided opinion since it went public

But Qerim then said after receiving an order from the crew: ‘Oh they said no! They said no.’

As she tried to defuse the situation Russo then joked: ‘She got me in trouble!’

It is unclear why ‘Mad Dog’ was so irked by Hudson’s Falcons T-shirt this week, given the controversial selfie of her wearing it came back on March 28.

In a brutal dig at Atlanta, she wrote as the caption while posing with Belichick: ‘Happy 3-28 to those who celebrate’.

Jordon’s relationship with the seven-time Super Bowl winner has been controversial ever since they made it public given the significant age gap between them.

The ex-cheerleader recently revealed she was 23 when they first started dating and has turned 24 at the start of April, roughly two weeks before Bill celebrated his 73rd birthday.

Fans were left concerned for Belichick this week after he was seen tucking into a ‘lobster’ dinner with his lover, leading to claims he is being treated like a ‘toddler’ by his younger girlfriend.

The lobster was actually cut-up strawberries, accompanied with Graeter’s Ice Cream and a lemon slice. 

Chris 'Mad Dog' Russo appeared to be referencing this T-shirt worn by Hudson last month

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo appeared to be referencing this T-shirt worn by Hudson last month 

Hudson posted the photo sharing her plate of dessert and fruit with Belichick in the background eating the same. 

‘6x SB winning coach being fed like a toddler is peak 2026 bs,’ one football fan said.  

‘Praying for bill,’ another stated.

‘This is one of the most embarrassing things I’ve ever seen,’ a third added. 

‘Surely he wasn’t allowed to eat until said photo was taken,’ a fourth concluded.

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Bizarre moment ESPN shuts down talk about Bill Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson live on air

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