We've seen his tears of regret and grief. They engendered some compassion, or maybe just pity, but that's of little use to JaMarcus Russell right now....
As the optimistic drumbeat continues towards eventual resolution of the long-running labor dispute between the NFL owners and players, we are starting to hear reports of what an eventual Collective Bargaining Agreement will look like.
As has been clear from some time, top incoming rookies are going to be sacrificed; Sam Bradford will go down in history as the last bonus baby of the NFL Draft. The key for the NFLPA is having this rookie sacrifice work for the greater good.
Derek Anderson should never be allowed to start another NFL game. Ever. Any team that violates this edict should immediately forfeit their first-round draft choice for each of the next ten years.
Russell doesn't have many options at this point, but here are five teams who may give Russell a second chance to add a backup quarterback to their ros...
In an ideal world, Ryan Leaf and JaMarcus Russell would square off in Celebrity Deathmatch (with special guest referee Michael Irvin, natch) in order ...
Word on the street is that JaMarcus Russell now weighs in at over 300 pounds, which coincides nicely with the news that the Raiders traded for Jason C...
In any grievance between a player and a team, the key fact I look for is: Has the money been paid? If it has, chances are strong that the money is long since spent.
It could be that Bradford will be everything the Rams and the team's fans hope. But it's also quite possible the Rams would have been better off taking Jimmy Clausen in the second round.
We know that Russell is a talent and that if the Raiders did not select him first in the 2007 Draft he would have been scooped up soon thereafter. The issue with Russell has been work ethic, discipline and willingness to get better.