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Can JaMarcus Russell Prove He Is an Elite Quarterback In 2009?
Published: June 22, 2009
Many people believed in the 2007-2008 season that Russell would lead the Raiders and have a quality year. But Russell was in competition for the starting quarterback spot against three other quarterbacks.
There was Josh McCown, who did have some playing time in his career (mostly with Arizona), and he looked to lead the Raiders as well.
Also, there was Andrew Walter, who really didn't have that much experience but had some capability.
That season, Russell didn't start even though he did sign a valuable deal: A six-year, $68M contract. But Russell got that contract when the NFL season started so he held out of training camp.
Many fans were outraged over the decision to not start Russell. There were rumors that Oakland was about to bring in David Carr as well, who was the backup for the Carolina Panthers that year.
"That way we can really control what he is doing, play for this set amount of time for this many pla...
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