Former Oakland Raiders No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell gets his first shot at returning to the NFL on Friday when he visits the Chicago Bears for a workout that will include three other quarterbacks, Michael C. Wright of ESPN Chicago. This according to an NFL source with knowledge of the situation. Having shed a reported 50 pounds in recent months, Russell has drawn interest from multiple teams, including the Bears, who would like to obtain a current evaluation of the quarterback. Initially, the Bears weren't interested in taking a look at Russell, and one source believed nobody in the NFL would take the quarterback's comeback seriously until he shed a significant amount of weight. Now that Russell weighs a reported 265 pounds -- his weight when the Raiders made him the No. 1 overall pick in 2007 -- the Bears want to give the quarterback an opportunity. Source: The Redzone
I can only hope he "impresses" again. Have we not been here before with Russell? Seriously if you are working out Russell, you may as well sign Vince Young.
I'm concerned when guys try to be smarter than the average bear & attempt things like this. Didn't Trestman get NFL broadcasts in Canada???
IMO, the distractions and fan calls for him to usurp your starter aren't worth giving Tebow a home. Not that I'd want either at this point.
trestman is a 'different' guy ..... i'm sure he will do a lot of things that seem abnormal. he will be an interesting coach for your team. that is for sure.
Yeah you got a point there. Maybe Trestman has something up his sleeve with this tryout. Looking forward to the season starting and seeing what Trestman comes up with.