Nearly four years after JaMarcus Russell became the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, his playing career may have completely bottomed out after “life coach†John Lucas asked Russell to leave Houston recently, two sources close to the quarterback told Yahoo! Sports. Russell, 25, and Lucas had been working together since September in hopes of getting Russell into shape for a return to the NFL, and the aforementioned sources say Russell, released by the Oakland Raiders last May, initially worked hard, but quickly lost motivation. Recently Lucas tired of trying to get Russell, the top pick in 2007, to respond to instruction and assistance. The sources said Russell’s lack of effort had driven even Lucas, who has made a career of helping athletes and others with drug and addiction problems, to the point of frustration. In addition to Lucas, TNT analyst and former NBA star Charles Barkley tried to motivate Russell, according to one of the sources. “The title of your article should be, ‘It’s Over,’ †the same source said. “It’s just amazing that you could say that about somebody who is 25 years old and just got drafted four years ago. But it’s been almost a year since he got cut and there’s no interest. Even before the lockout, nobody wanted to get near the kid.†Source: Yahoo! Sports
Even Ryan Leaf got other chances from NFL teams after his release from the Chargers..... Russell is finished imo......
It just amazes me that a 14 year old kid from the UK was able to predict the outcome of JaFatass (As did so many others on the internet), yet so many NFL & TV scouts seemed convinced he was going to be the greatest thing ever.
