JaMarcus Russell Should Be Example No. 1 in NFL Lockout Rookie Wage Rulings

April 18, 2011   ·   RaiderusMax   ·   Jump to comments

JaMarcus Russell, worst QB to ever grace the gridiron, and yet, one of, if not the highest paid, first-rounder by the Oakland Raiders. The Oakland Raiders could have chosen a better player for the amount of money that went to Russell. Russell was great at LSU, but failed miserably for the silver and black.
It's great to hear that, in the NFL negotiations, this very issue is being discussed. The NFL owners would like to cut 60 percent of first-round draft picks and use the savings for salaries and benefits for veterans.
Last season, more than $525 million went to first-rounders. That is an enormous amount of money that should be going to the veterans. How many Oakland Raiders would have loved to see Al Davis pay $32 million to a pick like WR Dwayne Bowe, or better yet, RB Adrian Peterson?
Unfortunately, it went to JaMarcus. Let's not forget that Russell even "held out." Yeah, let's forget. Enough said.
Newly drafted rookies should have to come out and prove themselve...

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