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The Oakland Raiders released former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell on Thursday, ending a three-year tenure marked by his high salary and unproductive play on the field. The decision came less than two weeks after Oakland acquired Jason Campbell from Washington to take over at quarterback and signifies that owner Al Davis finally lost patience with the immensely talented but unproductive player he drafted first overall in 2007 against the wishes of former coach Lane Kiffin. Russell will now likely be considered one of the biggest draft busts in NFL history, joining Ryan Leaf, Ki-Jana Carter, Akili Smith and others on that list. He will have been paid more than $39 million by the Raiders, while producing only seven wins as a starter. The plight of the Raiders was discussed in a recent conversation with one of the team’s former stars. Slinging theories is popular among the distinguished alumni, nearly all of whom have one. But I’d never heard anyone express his so bluntly. “I hate to say it, because the old man is a legend,” the former player said. “But I think we’re going to be like this as long as he’s around to run things. And I really don’t see him giving that up.” Indeed, thousands of fans came together to raise enough cash for a billboard advertisement that went up Tuesday, visible from northbound I-880 above High Street, about a mile south of the Oakland Coliseum. It depicts a Lombardi Trophy — and a plea for the 80-year-old owner and general manager to hire an actual GM. Oakland Raiders Mens Apparel and other Raiders Apparel
Coach Tom Cable has been pointing to the Raiders getting healthy as a reason for optimism of late but the only long-shelved players who have a chance to play Sunday are left guard Robert Gallery, who suffered a broken left fibula in Week 2 at Kansas City, and receiver Chaz Schilens, who broke his left foot in a non-contact training camp drill on Aug. 18. A more likely return game for the duo would be Nov. 15, after the bye, when the Raiders play host to the Kansas City Chiefs. Oakland Raiders Sports Memorabilia Oakland Raiders Sports Memorabilia
How about them Raiders? And two wins certainly don’t make a season, unless of course your team is the one that does actually reside in Oakland. I kid. I kid. Apparently the silver-and-black had a quite a surprise outing Sunday, shocking a strong Philadelphia squad by a 13-9 count. Of course, I didn’t get to see the game because not enough Raider fans bought tickets, which resulted in a TV blackout. Oakland Raiders Sports Memorabilia You get frustrated with him. With every dropped pass, you curse louder than the day the Raiders drafted him seventh overall. Six games into his rookie season, you’re already sizing him up for that dreaded “bust” tag. Instead, you might feel sorry for him. You should also admire him, to a degree. It’s not Darrius Heyward-Bey’s fault he was picked too high in the draft and could have been taken by the Raiders much later, at a much cheaper cost, and packaged with another draft pick in a trade. Oakland Raiders Sports Memorabilia Oakland Raiders Sports Memorabilia
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