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Quarterback Rank: #167
Overall: #1027
The first overall pick in the 2007 found himself out of football last season. He was cut by the Raiders and not signed by another team. He didn't play a single game in the NFL last season. Russell also has some off the field issues after an arrest for possession of codeine. Needless to say, his future in the NFL is extremely murky. Even when he was playing, Russell struggled mightily. In his last season in the NFL, Russell had 11 interceptions to three touchdowns. He completes just 52 percent of his passes for his career. Russell has talent (wouldn't be first overall pick if he didn't have talent) but his work ethic isn't very good and he can't seem to adjust to the speed of the NFL game. If he finds a job this season, it will be as a backup. At age 25, some team will likely take a chance on him.
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Don't count on a turnaround. Russell is shaping up to be one of the all-time first-round busts. |
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| Free-agent QB JaMarcus Russell (Raiders) is considering playing for the Professional Indoor Football League's Louisiana Swashbucklers. |
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| Oakland Raiders head coach Hue Jackson spoke about QB JaMarcus Russell Wednesday, Oct. 26, and his recent comments in a colum for Sports Illustrated. 'JaMarcus is a good young man,' Jackson said. 'Hopefully he'll get another opportunity to play. But my time with JaMarcus was one of watching him grow. I thought he got better, but was he as good as we need him to be at that time? Obviously not, because we made the decision to move forward.' |
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| Former Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell said during an interview that he felt betrayed by his former head coach, Tom Cable. Russell said he felt as if he was the scapegoat for everything that went wrong during his tenure with the team. 'I stuck my neck out for him,' Russell said. 'Didn't complain when he benched me as the starter. Didn't complain when he called the same plays five damn times. Didn't (badmouth) him to other coaches. When the (media) asks me, I say, 'He's a good coach, a good guy.' Then I hear he says I was the worst thing ever that happened to the Raiders, if it weren't for him we'd be in the playoffs? ... It just got to where the game wasn't fun for me.' |
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| The Miami Dolphins have contacted free-agent JaMarcus Russell (Raider) and are trying to schedule a work out with him, sources told Josina Anderson, of FOX31 Denver. |
| Fantasy Impact: The Dolphins are hurting at quarterback, so Russell and a lot of others should get some looks this week. |
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| Free-agent QB JaMarcus Russell (Raiders) apparently looked good during his workout for the Washington Redskins Tuesday, Nov. 2, according to NFL Network's Jason La Canfora. Russell is being listed at 6-foot-6 and 286 pounds. |
| Fantasy Impact: Russell could get signed sometime soon if he keeps working out well for teams. |
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| The Washington Redskins are working out free-agent QB JaMarcus Russell (Raiders), according to ESPN. |
| Fantasy Impact: Interesting. He has talent, but needs to get his act together. He could in the right situation. |
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| Free-agent QB JaMarcus Russell (Raiders) will not be indicted on drug possession charges after a grand jury in Mobile Ala., declined to do so, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Russell was arrested in July for alleged possession of codeine. |
| Fantasy Impact: Good news for Russell. But he still is unlikely to return to the NFL anytime soon. |
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| Free-agent QB JaMarcus Russell (Raiders) admitted that he tested positive for codeine after the Oakland Raiders selected him with the No. 1 overall pick in 2007, according to ESPN.com. 'I missed all of training camp, so I didn't get tested when all the other guys got tested,' Russell said. 'I had a prescription from a doctor, but it wasn't the team doctor.' However, he is denying that he ever had a drug problem and has not used codeine in three years. |
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| Free-agent QB JaMarcus Russell (Raiders) appeared in court in Alabama Tuesday, July 20, and entered a not guilty plea, according to Derica Williams, of FOX10TV.com. Russell was arrested two weeks ago during an undercover narcotic investigation and is accused of possession of codeine syrup. 'We'll enter a plea of not guilty,' Russell's attorney, Donald Briskman, said. |
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| Unrestricted free-agent QB JaMarcus Russell (Raiders) is not interested in the United Football League, a source has told Aaron Wilson, of NationalFootballPost.com. |
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