According to the scroll during MNF, Len Pastabelly is reporting that the Raiders are signing JaMarcus Russell to a six-year deal on Tuesday. Go head, let him start Sunday.
San Joe Mercury News and Steve Corkran have more…
The Raiders have agreed to pay No. 1 draft pick JaMarcus Russell at least $31 million guaranteed after lengthy negotiations with the quarterback’s agents the past four days, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Reaching that figure clears the way for Russell’s signing a contract at any time, perhaps as soon as today. Raiders coach Lane Kiffin confirmed as much.
“It just continues to sound like they are getting closer and closer,” Kiffin said at his weekly news conference Monday. “It could be (Monday). You just never know. I know that the sides are as close as they’ve ever been.”
The proposed deal is expected to be for six years and make it possible for Russell to earn as much as $60 million over the li
Still wondering why the Raiders had let go of Randy Moss. Whom does Jamarcus Russel going to throw the ball now? Well, expect the Raiders to be at the bottom again. It would take them three years to rebuild.
And if the Raiders knew that they were trading Moss, why didn’t they pick Calvin Johnson? We can’t judge this decision at the moment but let’s see what will be the impact of Russell. (more…)
As I've said before, I think that choosing JaMarcus Russell would carry the biggest risks, but also have the biggest potential upside. Phil Savage has known Russell since he attended his football camp in Mobile, AL as a 14 year old. I hope that Savage judges Russell objectively and based on what is in the best interest of the team, rather than his long time personal relationship with Russell.
Image: Russell in a Raiders Uniform?The Oakland Raiders are no longer the Silver and Black renegades they once were. The team is now a fractured, hollow shell of what once was. Al Davis is the Alpha and Omega in Raider-country: his frail body and his mind that remains in the past are still calling the shots.There is no reason to suspect that Oakland will rise the ranks of the NFL next season, but who they draft this season may pay dividends in repairing the offense that struggled so mightily last season and made the current quarterback ponder where his life had gone wrong. No one in the league was as horrendous, but the team managed to win its few games because of a defense that gave the team a certain degree of credibility. The fact is, the SoCal Trojans have more talent on offense than the Raiders.But Oakland can begin the healing cycle, even if it means that Al Davis continues to call the shots. With the number one overall spot in the draft, their list of potential draftees is limi
If the quarterback position is the most important in football then LSU's JaMarcus Russell is the best player in college football, and should be the first pick in the upcoming 2007 NFL Draft, that is, if the junior LSU quarterback enters the Draft.Russell thoroughly outplayed quarterback Brady Quinn in the 2006 Sugar Bowl as LSU destroyed Notre Dame 41-14. Russell completed 21-of-34 passes for 332 yards, two passing and one rushing touchdown and one meaningless interception on his way to being unanimously named the game's Most Outstanding Player."I've said it before, I think I have the best quarterback in the country," LSU Coach Miles said. Russell said he appreciated the accolades he received after the game and the comparisons to Quinn and his abilities but he wanted to spread the credit around to as many Tiger players as possible."My main thing is playing for my teammates and my coaches," Russell said. "Everyone has their opinion about who they think is the best and
If the quarterback position is the most important in football then LSU's JaMarcus Russell is the best player in college football, and should be the first pick in the upcoming 2007 NFL Draft, that is, if the junior LSU quarterback enters the Draft.Russell thoroughly outplayed quarterback Brady Quinn in the 2006 Sugar Bowl as LSU destroyed Notre Dame 41-14. Russell completed 21-of-34 passes for 332 yards, two passing and one rushing touchdown and one meaningless interception on his way to being unanimously named the game's Most Outstanding Player."I've said it before, I think I have the best quarterback in the country," LSU Coach Miles said. Russell said he appreciated the accolades he received after the game and the comparisons to Quinn and his abilities but he wanted to spread the credit around to as many Tiger players as possible."My main thing is playing for my teammates and my coaches," Russell said. "Everyone has their opinion about who they think is the best and
Image: Russell in a Raiders Uniform?The Oakland Raiders are no longer the Silver and Black renegades they once were. The team is now a fractured, hollow shell of what once was. Al Davis is the Alpha and Omega in Raider-country: his frail body and his mind that remains in the past are still calling the shots.There is no reason to suspect that Oakland will rise the ranks of the NFL next season, but who they draft this season may pay dividends in repairing the offense that struggled so mightily last season and made the current quarterback ponder where his life had gone wrong. No one in the league was as horrendous, but the team managed to win its few games because of a defense that gave the team a certain degree of credibility. The fact is, the SoCal Trojans have more talent on offense than the Raiders.But Oakland can begin the healing cycle, even if it means that Al Davis continues to call the shots. With the number one overall spot in the draft, their list of potential draftees is limi
