The rumors have persisted for years in sports media circles: after the iconic “Mike and the Mad Dog” partnership split, Max Kellerman was supposedly in line to become Mike Francesa’s new partner on WFAN.

The story became so accepted that even Kellerman himself recently referenced it in an interview .

There’s just one problem. According to Mike Francesa, it’s complete fiction.

On his latest podcast , Francesa didn’t just correct the record; he demolished it entirely, revealing a “dark secret” that changes everything we thought we knew about that period in sports radio history.

“Max Kellerman recently said in an interview that he was going to be your partner after you parted ways with May Dog. Is this true?” Francesa read from a listener’s email before delivering his unequivocal respo

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