Since the Oakland Raiders traded for Jason Campbell in April, it has been expected that the team would part ways with their former top pick in JaMarcus Russell. Now, the team has done just that as they have given Russell his walking papers and are moving on without him. Audio: JaMarcus Russell Released By Raiders Just a few years ago a young head coach in Lane Kiffin fired with cause by owner Al Davis as Da ...

In what could be the end of JaMarcus Russell as a relevant option as an NFL quarterback, the Raiders have traded for quarterback Jason Campbell. In all reality, Russell's reliance was probably washed up even before this move but until the Raiders committed to another quarterback, he still had a chance. To acquire Campbell the Raiders only gave up a fourth round pick in the 2012 draft. While Campbell should ...

Just yesterday I wrote a piece about Bruce Gradkowski and JaMarcus Russell. Since Russell hadn't reported to the Raiders voluntary workout and Gradkowski had signed a new contract, I was ready to stick a fork in Russell's career. Now, news today is out that Russell only missed the start of voluntary offseason workouts because of personal reasons, and he is supposed to be in very good shape. It's going to ta ...

Bruce Gradkowski's chances of being the Oakland Raiders starting quarterback looked good heading into this offseason. However, for Gradkowski to win the job, he would first need to sign a new deal and JaMarcus Russell would have to stay rutted in his old ways. Today we got a big message for both players as Gradkowski signed a 1.76 million dollar, one year contract with the Raiders and showed up to the first ...