BREAKING NEWS: Raiders release QB JaMarcus Russell

The Oakland Raiders have released JaMarcus Russell the No.1 overall pick in the 2007 draft. He made over $39 million dollars in his stint with the Raiders.

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It's about dang time! No work ethic and a big ego... What a combination!

Jesus christ, it's about time! I think the Raiders should turn things around in a few years. They've done some pretty good things lately.

*gasp* NO WAY!

LMFAO, 39 million dollars, this is why the NFL needs a rookie salary scale like the NBA. He might have actually turned out to be a good player if he actually had to work for that 39 million. Instead they give it all to him in a signing bonus and he loses all motivation to make himself better.-Halftime-

Russell is officially the biggest bust in draft history. Lane Kiffin has been vindicated.

http://espn.go.com/blog/afcwest/post/_/id/13080/russell-supplants-leaf-as-greatest-draft-bust

Ryan Leaf, Tim Couch, Joey Harrington and Akili Smith can sleep easier now knowing that though they were awful busts.....they busted at a discount compared to Jamarcus Russell!

Exhibit A as to why the NFL needs a rookie salary cap similar to that of the NHL or NBA have. Make them earn the money, not just give it to them

Fully agree with the comments about a needed salary cap.

im glad my raiders did this.....they should of not even drafted him in the first place.

Not much of a surprise seeing how they picked up Campbell and yeah Russel was a huuuuuge bust of gargantuan proportions.

im glad my raiders did this.....they should of not even drafted him in the first place.

MURDA_B

Agreed. I remember back before he was drafted, I was rooting for us to take Calvin Johnson. :(