JaMarcus Russell Attempting A Comeback

[TheImmortalGoud]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/nfl-draft-bust-jamarcus-russell-attempting-nfl-comeback-043914730--nfl.html

One of the biggest draft busts in NFL history is trying to re-kindle his football career. Yahoo! Sports has learned that JaMarcus Russell is planning a comeback attempt that he hopes will see him play in the league again. The former No. 1 pick in the 2007 NFL draft has not played a single NFL snap since the 2009 season with the Oakland Raiders.

The reclamation of Russell will follow a tricky road for a quarterback who was always known more for his physical blessings than technique. Russell, 27, who has effectively been out of football since tryouts with the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins in 2010, might find overcoming himself his biggest challenge. Currently at 308 pounds, Russell is down from the 320 pounds he weighed this past fall and has been focusing on cardio conditioning the past six weeks to lose the weight.

“My first year out, I couldn’t watch football but after a while, I couldn’t keep the TV off. I got that itchy feeling but now I gotta watch it, gotta watch,” Russell said.

“The last few years, the things going through my life, football is my job and it is how it feeds my family. People would say [that] I didn’t love the game but that pisses me off. People don’t know the real you but I want people to know the real me and see what I can do. People are always saying that I’m a bust. I want show them I’m not. I’m committed to this now.”

Yahoo! Sports has learned that Russell’s mentor through this whole process is former NFL wide receiver Mike Clayton, who like Russell is a LSU product. Over the next couple months, Russell will be training with Brian Martin of TEST Football Academy and TEST West, whose draft products include Joe Flacco and Patrick Peterson among others. In addition, former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia (quarterback technique training), Olympian Ato Boldon (speed training and analysis), Dr. Robert Price of Elite Minds (mental and psychological analysis), former NFL wide receiver Quinn Early (disciplinary work and focus), former New York Giants quarterback Scott Brunner (reading defenses and classroom sessions) and NFL Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk (reading defenses) will work as part of the team trying to reclaim the quarterback’s promise.

A former top pick, Russell never fulfilled his boundless athletic promise, including a 6-foot-6-inch 265 pound frame that looked more like that belonging to a tight end than someone under center. Complicating a comeback from a less than storied NFL career is the fact that Russell will need to overcome the negative perception stemming from his July 2010 arrest for codeine syrup without a prescription.

He has taken steps to make amends for his mistakes, including frequently speaking to youth groups about his poor choices and arrest.
“I’m not looking for a pat on the shoulder from people who haven’t been there for me,” Russell said. “It feels funny not to go through a training camp, that’s just what I’m used to. It’s going to feel good to go back out there again. I will make this happen.”

 

[JimLeavy59]

Thats just horrible.

 

[DoubleDeuce]

308 lb?

I don't think he has the technique to play DT..

 

[killgod]

:smugruss: gonna :smugruss:

 

[JeremyHight]

He was 320 pounds in the fall and has only lost 12 pounds in that time... but wants to play in the NFL? Is this guy serious? I've seen people on biggest loser drop that much weight in a single week.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

 

[PG24]

No.....just....no.

 

[Glenbino]

He's gotta be broke. That's the only explanation.

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[Youk]

So ridiculous. I'd love to see him out there at 300+ pounds though.

 

[NAHSTE]

I'm pullin' for the guy. He still has "first round upside" ...

:shifty:

 

[Glenbino]

I'm pullin' for the guy. He still has "first round upside" ...

:shifty:

If he can find a way to play against Tom Zbikowski every week he's HoF lock.

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[Apocalypse]

Please someone sign him so we can have lulz..

 

[ram29jackson]

 

[BigBucs]

:smugruss: gonna :smugruss:

Get drafted

Get Paid

Get out

 

:smugruss: :smugruss: :smugruss:

 

[JBregz]

2013 comeback player of the year.

 

[Raidersabc123]

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He was 320 pounds in the fall and has only lost 12 pounds in that time... but wants to play in the NFL? Is this guy serious? I've seen people on biggest loser drop that much weight in a single week.

 

[Youk]

http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/54890/report-jets-consider-jamarcus-russell

The New York Jets have to be kidding, right?

Few things surprise me anymore when covering the NFL. But the Newark Star-Ledger's report of the Jets having "exploratory" discussions regarding quarterback JaMarcus Russell is one of those instances.

Russell quickly flamed out as a No. 1 overall pick in 2007. He had weight problems, work ethic questions and other issues during his three-year stint with the Oakland Raiders. But Russell, 27, declared he is ready to make an NFL comeback, and reportedly that has caught the Jets' attention.

New York obviously is looking for a quarterback after the Mark Sanchez debacle last season. But who knew the Jets were this desperate?

New Jets general manager John Idzik must have a better plan than this. Replacing a quarterback draft bust (Sanchez) with an even bigger draft bust (Russell) is not a formula for success.

Idzik recently said he's "comfortable" with Sanchez at quarterback. But if the Jets' backup plans include shaky options like Russell, Idzik should get a lot more comfortable with the idea of starting Sanchez in 2013.

:crying:

 

[Cornelius]

The Jets should work out Vince Young too.

 

[ThomasTomasz]

The Jets want the headlines. First Tebow, and now a Russell comeback? Even bad headlines are headlines. I would hate to be drafted by this franchise now, it looks like they are going nowhere.

 

[Youk]

The Jets want the headlines. First Tebow, and now a Russell comeback? Even bad headlines are headlines. I would hate to be drafted by this franchise now, it looks like they are going nowhere.

:jonesy:

That was true with the Tebow trade, but that's not true with the Russell comeback. What good publicity comes with this announcement? No one is going out there wanting a headline saying they're working out JaMarcus Russell. The Tebow move sold tickets and had great publicity when it first occurred. This does nothing of the sorts.