Russell Raiders Latest Enigma

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Published: July 1, 2009

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... encourage your teammates to finish OTA's strong and proud, and work hard. You step up as the leader we've all been waiting for.

And then you miss the last day of OTA's with no explanation.

When I heard this reported by Mike Lombardi of National Football Post, and saw there were no other sources, I was understandably skeptical. In my comment on the story, I stated that no Raider beat writer, including Jerry McDonald, whom I trust implicitly, had mentioned anything about Russell missing Friday's OTA session. So I sent Mr. Lombardi an e-mail asking for his sources. His response was blunt and to the point:

"My source. Was there at the practice. It is 100 percent accurate. McDonald does not attend all the practices."

I believe, via the e-mail and method the message was sent, that it really was from Mr. Lombardi. Not to mention the fact that I received it literally minutes after posting my comment on National Football Post.

This was disappointing ...

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