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Fake Teams (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
ESPN's James Walker had a great article about how key NFL rookies are holding out, and how even a short holdout could (will') destroy their 2008 season. JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn are the most recent poster boys for this knucklehead tactic, but it happens every year. Complain about how much money Matt Ryan is making, but at least he's at camp practicing. Not counting the Bears' RB Matt Forte,...
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Uncoached (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
JaMarcus looking dapper before the pre season. JaMarcus: You must be out yo goddamn mind! Joe Louis is the greatest boxer that ever lived. I’ll be with you boys in a minute. He was better than Cassius Clay, he was better than Sugar Ray, and that new dude, what’s his name, Mike Tyson, looks like a [...]
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/28/2008
One thing that I love about writing TFDS is how involved our readers are both in the comment box and in submitting their Thoughts from a Reader’s Side. You guys are what keeps me coming back here night after night churning our stories on the Oakland Raiders. We have another contribution from our reader Umer [...]
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/25/2008
As we continue the on going “camp battles” series we will find that the starting offensive tackles will have their work cut out for them this year as they will be given the task of protecting JaMarcus Russell. Both tackle positions are up in the air as the warhorse Barry Sims has moved over to [...]
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The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Filed under: Raiders , AFC West Earlier this offseason, before the draft, SI.com's Don Banks speculated that Raiders second-year quarterback JaMarcus Russell had swelled to Jared Lorenzen proportions. Banks called it " a concern ," even though, you know, he hadn't see Russell since Week 17 of the 2007 season. As it turned out, Russell arrived to minicamp pretty much the same way he left the team in...
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Epic Carnival (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
by Zac , Throwing Into Traffic 1. Jamarcus Russell isn’t actually 300 pounds! Although you’d have trouble telling by looking at him. Seriously though , we've made fun, but after panning the Raiders for picking him last year (and they should have gone with Joe Thomas; that is not up for debate), I’ve come around to wanting to see what he can do. Last year, in limited time, two things stood out: a. His...
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Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Do you think Nnamdi’s the best? Clarke Judge doesn’t Maybe you have seen the interviews given by Lane Kiffin and JaMarcus Russell at the conclusion of Wednesday’s OTA practice. It’s possible that you’ve taken the time to either read the transcript, a story about them, or even catch some video of the ‘event.’ [...]
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
ALAMEDA JaMarcus Russell plans to rest a bit between the end of organized team activities today and the start of training camp July 25 in Napa.
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The FanHouse - NFL (Free subscription) | 06/15/2008
Filed under: Raiders , AFC West , NFL Fans Pro Football Weekly's "The Way We Hear It" column is basically some dude combing the local papers for underreported tidbits, but "The Way We Hear It From Our Intern Who Read It in the Local Paper," isn't quite as pithy (or catchy!). Anyway, the way PFW hears it, this news out of Oakland is, well, not all that unexpected, I guess : Sources say Raiders QB JaMarcus...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
ALAMEDA What took approximately five months to complete a year ago was wrapped up in about six weeks this year. Running back Darren McFadden meets the media Friday following his signing with the Raiders. He avoided the long holdout of last season's top pick, quarterback JaMarcus Russell.
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INSTANT RAIDERS (Free subscription) | 06/07/2008
Darren McFadden's spring signing surprise was celebrated Friday with congratulations " and, let's face it, self-congratulations " all around. And with good reason. With JaMarcus Russell's lost season still a bad taste on the tongue of ticket-buying Raiders fans, the worst news for the team's public relations staff (other than another column by my colleague, Lowell Cohn ) would have been a protracted...
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
The Oakland Raiders signed running back Darren McFadden to a $60 million, six-year contract, making sure their first-round draft pick will be in training camp after JaMarcus Russell’s protracted holdout last year.
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Washington Post (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The Oakland Raiders signed running back Darren McFadden to a $60 million, six-year contract, making sure their first-round draft pick will be in training camp after JaMarcus Russell's protracted holdout last year.
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Mark Maske's NFL Insider (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
Last year, it took the Oakland Raiders until two days after the regular season opener to sign their top draft pick, quarterback JaMarcus Russell. They've done a lot better this time around. The Raiders completed a deal late Thursday with tailback Darren McFadden, the fourth overall selection in the NFL draft in April. McFadden agreed to a six-year contract worth about $60 million, including $26 million...
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Examiner (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
The Oakland Raiders signed running back Darren McFadden late Thursday night, making sure their first-round draft pick will be in training camp after JaMarcus Russell's protracted holdout last year.
