JaMarcus Russell agree in principle to deal

**singersp** · 09-11-2007, 05:44 AM

[size=13pt]Raiders, Russell agree in principle to deal[/size]

Sources say team will pay the No. 1 pick $31 million guaranteed

BY STEVE CORKRAN, Staff writer
insidebayarea.com
Article Last Updated: 09/10/2007 09:19:04 PM PDT

ALAMEDA Ã¢â‚¬â€ The Raiders have agreed to pay No. 1 draft pick JaMarcus Russell at least $31 million guaranteed after lengthy negotiations with the quarterback's agents the past four days, according to two people familiar with the situation....

**Prophet** · 09-11-2007, 07:55 AM

That's a nice junk of guaranteed coin, puts a bit of pressure on the unproven at the NFL level chump.

[size=12pt]Russell, Raiders agree to richest deal ever for a rookie[/size]
AP
11 Sept. 2007

**gregair13** · 09-11-2007, 05:31 PM

$32 freaking million in guarentee is crazy. he is already set for life and h hasn't even played yet

**BadlandsVikings** · 09-11-2007, 05:47 PM

That's a lot of free money for a rookie,
I guess it's not that hard to twist Grandpa Al's arm to get what you want.

**marstc09** · 09-11-2007, 05:59 PM

This is garbage. What incentive does he have to play well.

**MaxVike** · 09-11-2007, 06:00 PM

"gregair13" wrote:

$32 freaking million in guarentee is crazy. he is already set for life and h hasn't even played yet

Let's hope the Vikes never get the #1 pick again.
Wahay too much IMO...not sure if I would have caved if I were the Raiders.

**Desertvikingfan** · 09-11-2007, 06:00 PM

More proof Uncle Al has lost it.

**Prophet** · 09-13-2007, 01:14 PM

[size=12pt]Russell can make $41M in first 4 years[/size]
John Czarnecki
FOXSports.com
13 Sept. 2007

**mnvikes61** · 09-13-2007, 01:16 PM

"MaxVike" wrote:

"gregair13" wrote:

$32 freaking million in guarentee is crazy. he is already set for life and h hasn't even played yet

Let's hope the Vikes never get the #1 pick again.
Wahay too much IMO...not sure if I would have caved if I were the Raiders.

If we did get the #1 draft pick I'd say trade it some other team that is willing to spend that much dough on a player that is unproven in the NFL. That is really crazy, the Raiders must be real desperate to find a decent QB these days.

**BloodyHorns82** · 09-13-2007, 01:19 PM

I can only assume that he wanted more than that, if that is the amount that they "settled" on.
I want this greedy bastard to fail.
He wasn't even THAT special in college.
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