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JaMarcus Trenell Russell (born August 9, 1985) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for three seasons with the Oakland Raiders. He played college football for the LSU Tigers , winning the Manning Award as a junior en route to becoming the most valuable player of the 2007 Sugar ...
JaMarcus Russell is young enough at age 36 to still be starting in the NFL. Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers are older, and Matt Ryan was born three months before Russell.
JaMarcus Russell knows his career didn't turn out the way he or anyone else wanted it to. The former No. 1 overall pick by the then-Oakland Raiders in 2007 lasted just three seasons in the NFL ...
Josh McCown (9) / Daunte Culpepper (6) / JaMarcus Russell (1) 2008: JaMarcus Russell (15) / Andrew Walter (1) 2009: JaMarcus Russell (9) / Bruce Gradkowski (4) / Charlie Frye (3) 2010: Jason Campbell (12) / Bruce Gradkowski (4) 2011: Carson Palmer (9) / Jason Campbell (6) / Kyle Boller (1) 2012: Carson Palmer (15) / Terrelle Pryor (1) 2013 ...
Early in the first quarter, JaMarcus Russell connected with Jacob Hester for a touchdown. However, Florida's freshman quarterback Tim Tebow would help the Gators turn the tide. While the Gators' starting QB was senior Chris Leak , coach Urban Meyer had been rotating Tebow, a highly touted recruit, into the huddle for a few series every game.
JaMarcus Russell is facing a lawsuit that accuses the 2007 No. 1 overall NFL Draft pick of taking money that was meant for the football program at Williamson High School, his alma mater.
[19] [22] [23] The Raiders have drafted first overall once, selecting JaMarcus Russell in the 2007 NFL draft. [21] In the most recent draft, held in 2024, the Raiders selected Georgia tight end Brock Bowers. [24] The Raiders did not draft a player in the first round on eleven occasions. [21]
Russell gave a candid first-person account of his troubles, which apparently began well before he set foot in the NFL. NFL: JaMarcus Russell explains what went wrong in failed career Skip to main ...