LOL right. Because he's the only number 1 pick to ever receive a large contract. It's all his fault. Matt Ryan and Sam Bradford and Matthew Stafford and Alex Smith all signed reasonable deals of modest amounts. But this greedy darkie fat ass just had to buck the system and ask for lots of money, breaking the contract system in the process.
Why are you so mad at him?
You can't be serious.
Take your LSU blinders off. Yes, there are other number one picks with those huge contracts, but there are
HUGE differences between Russell and all the guys you just mentioned.
First off, none of the guys you mentioned held out for money past the regular season. Alex Smith, if I remember correctly, even took a pay cut.
Second, none of the guys you mentioned ever came into a training camp at
300 pounds. Russell's work ethic is awful. His own life coach, John Lucas, gave up on him.
Third, none of the guys you mentioned were cut. As mentioned, Alex Smith took a pay cut, but the Niners still wanted him and he legitimately has fought his whole career for his starting job. I can at least credit him for that. Russell was flat out given the axe because the Raiders didn't want to deal with him anymore and they wanted to get as much money as they could back from him.
Last, all of the guys you mentioned are still in the NFL and are all still starting. No team in the NFL wants anything to do with JaMarcus Russell.
Why am I mad at him? He's awful and just can't accept that he played awful. He can't just come out and say "my work ethic is terrible" or "I have an addiction to purple drank". No, it's "I have apnea" or "I didn't let the other team score 42 points." Well, first, there are players in the NFL with far more severe health problems than fucking apnea who are great players (Jay Cutler and diabetes, Ed Reed's neck, Philip Rivers played with a fucking torn ACL). And yes, you didn't allow 42 points, but you didn't help your defense with all of your goddamn turnovers. So yes, some of the blame falls on you.
Yes, he's a greedy fat ass. No, it's not because he's black. He suffers from the exact same problem Ryan Leaf had (which is why I hate Leaf as well). They couldn't accept the fact that
THEY were the
PROBLEM.