Hall of Fail: Inductee JaMarcus Russell skipping a team meeting to hit Vegas!!

Posted by By Sports Session at 7 January, at 20 : 04 PM Print

Welcome to a new section on The Sports Session, I would like to introduce the Next Session Hall of Fail!  In fitting fashion the first person to grace the Hall, is none other than former #1 pick Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell.  Russell has been one of the biggest disappointments in NFL draft history, some will defend him because of the lackluster nature of the Raiders franchise, but his recent antics top the cake.

Russell was benched several weeks ago in favor of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Bruce Gradkowski, and he still believed he was the “future” of the Raiders franchise.  Well Gradkowski was injured and Raiders coach Tom Cable chose to go with journeyman QB Charlie Frye, who hasn’t been seen in about three years.

In a turn of fortune during the last game of the season Frye suffered a concussion and JaMarcus Russell was again entered into the lineup at Quarterback.  Russell threw an interception and the Raiders subsequently lost the game, but that isn’t the main reason he is being inducted today.

We are inducting Mr. Russell today because he skipped the end of the year team meeting to go to Las Vegas.  Reporters called the Palms Hotel and Casino to confirm that Russell was checked in and he in fact was, during the same time his teammates were meeting to close out the season.  This is quite interesting behavior for the “future” of the Raiders franchise, and what’s worse is apparently the Raiders are okay with it.

The Raiders claim Russell was excused for personal reasons, and they were aware he was in Vegas as it was an approved trip by the team.  Even more they said he was there with a Raiders staff member?  Umm was it a Raiders cheerleader?  They claim it was a legitimate reason, and I don’t claim to know why Russell was there, but I will say one thing it didn’t sound like an emergency and it may say more about his future with the Raiders than anything else.

JaMarcus welcome to the Hall!!!

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