If The Raiders Win Their Suit Against JaMarcus Russell, How Do We, "The Fans", Get Our Money Back?
It was just reported on CSN Bay Area's Sports Ticker that the Raiders are looking for, in excess of, 9 million dollars from JaMarcus Russell.
My guess is that this suit will focus on his work ethic and insubordination (not reading his play book).
This is the saga that I expected and I cannot say that it is undeserved.
My question is will there be a trickle down effect? To the fans? If the Raiders win?
And an even more intriguing question...What should the fans do with the money in this pipe dream?
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IMO there is zero chance of that happening
I suppose they will say something along the lines of it going back into player development or whatever, but I seriously doubt it would effect the fan’s wallet or experience one bit.
Go Sharks Go!!!
Are you expecting a cheque from Al Davis in the mail?
people who bought tickets still got to go to the games i don’t see any basis for any claim by the fans. I personally would prefer the money be re-invested in the team anyway, i didn’t buy anything on the condition that JaMarcus has to try hard if any ‘refund’ is given then by that logic we should have been getting free Raider stuff for the last 7 years!.
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
J-Russ Should
I am here to inspire and light fires~~~Where there is smoke in the ears, there is me on the mind~~~
by B.A.Armstrong on May 27, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Precisely...
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on May 27, 2010 6:22 PM PDT up reply actions
If Jamarcus is buying
Then wouldn’t buying us a burger be more appropriate? That is, if he hasn’t eaten them all already.
Of course the fans won't get anything
directly. But in the bigger scheme of things, the money will get reinvested into signing good players and maybe upgrading (or go into the new one) stadium. So we would benefit, but not in any direct way.
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
NO reinvestment
There will be no reinvestment just smart lawyers picking up a fee from BIG AL…
Probably a $500 per hour to $1500 per hour fee with a 500K retainer….
Raiders lose again…
Guaranteed CONTRACT … means just that…
It is not about J Russ…
It is about all the fellas with guaranteed $$$$$$
Al is tooooooo flippin stupid to recognize the problem here….
Russell is represented by the Players Assn. attorneys… read that the Pros…
Some smart law firm just got into Al’s pocket…Wait and see…
by 3for5spotshooter on May 27, 2010 6:40 PM PDT up reply actions
They have in house attorneys
And no lawyer, even if they out source, will cost 9 million dollars. Really stop posting. you’re embarrassing yourself. Not to mention making the rest of the human race look bad.
Some parents really should be arrested for crimes against humanity.
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
I was just about to say the same thing, they have in house attorneys and are always on the payroll and part of the organization.
by Captain Chaos on May 28, 2010 6:35 AM PDT up reply actions

"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
by Ozraider on May 27, 2010 5:45 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
dey took our Joooobbbbsss
LMFAO that’s funny
I am here to inspire and light fires~~~Where there is smoke in the ears, there is me on the mind~~~
by B.A.Armstrong on May 27, 2010 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
HAHAHAH
JOIN THE NINERSNATION HAHAH
this is pleasing to see do to the fact that 90% of raider fans in the world are douchebags and like to stab or fight everyone. You the fans get nothing because you didnt put anything into it. Even when the niners lose we show up at games and fill the seats. Raider fans go to games to pick fights and get arrested (they know there teams gonna lose so what does it matter) I will admit JC is a awesome pick up but its sad that he is on a team that is stuck in its own stereotype.
You the fans get nothing because you didnt put anything into it.
Yeah. Except the jersey’s we buy. The memorabilia, the tickets (even if we don’t show up), and the die hard love we show on this blog and all over the Internet. So really all you just proved is you’re the douche bag that comes on the Raiders’ blog and trash us. So why don’t you go shove a pencil in your eye and play on the interstate and do the world a favor by committing a hilarious suicide. K thanx.
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
by mikesd1981 on May 27, 2010 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Its probably more like 10% of the fans and i hope one catches up with you.
by p.g on May 27, 2010 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
x10
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on May 27, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
so here's where your ignorance comes in Samantha
we don’t sell out the games by the thursday deadline. Raiders fans are blue collar hard working people who don’t get their paychecks until fridays.
We’re not all yuppies like you niner fans eating hummus and crackers with a nice chablis at our tailgate parties.
Y do you think we fill up half your stadium when we play at candlestick?
I don’t expect a reply from u either Samantha cuz you know it’s true
Russell Clause
Posted this on the chat too. There will be language written into every high priced first round draft pick that if you end up being a Lazy Ass you have to give money back. This will be known in legal terms as the “Russell Clause.”
oh I'm sure a whole
bunch of precedents were set w/ the Russell experience.
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
Raiders winning a lawsuit?
Yeah
About as much chance as winning a game with Russell at QB..
Whats the over under on the Raiders being able to pick a WINNING ATTORNEY?
About as good as being able to pick a winning QB…..
by 3for5spotshooter on May 27, 2010 6:35 PM PDT reply actions
you moron
you understand that this isn’t Davis’ first tread into a court room right? And you do understand that they have in-house attorneys right?
I’ll paraphrase Lewis Black: “Th next time you have a thought….let it go”
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
Not to mention the Raiders typically win their lawsuits.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 27, 2010 9:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Al wouldn't go into this unless he and his (excellent) legal counsel looked pretty hard at it. I agree with Spirals who predicted
several months ago that Al was building a case against Russell to protect Raider money.
by Sons-of-Blanda on May 28, 2010 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I wonder what the wider implications of this are.
Will future free agents see this as a negative in thier decisions to sign with the Raiders? I’ve often wondered if coaches refused to sign with Oakland due to the Shannahan/Kiffin sagas. These moves say a lot about Al Davis’ character. It seems as if he cares far more about his money than he does about his reputation. Even if successful in his bid to recover his money, is he the winner in the long term? Does he even care? I am a die hard Broncos fan, but more than that, I am a fan of Football. As much as I root against the Raiders I’ve always had nothing but respect for the organization. Moves like this damage that respect.
I think it could work maybe in both ways
and it may send a message to other new draftees to be prepared to work for it. And if the Raiders win, it could open the door for other teams to do the same…
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
I agree that if they win it won't matter.
The treatment of and recovery from the Russell era may define this team for the forseeable future. All that being said I hope this comes to some positive. I would like to see the Raiders do better in the next few years. Maybe we can throw down the Chargers and dominate the division like in the good days.
Also coaches don't come here, cause Al doesn't pay coaches
he pays his players.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 27, 2010 9:28 PM PDT up reply actions
The only trickledown I see
Is if they use the money to make an intelligent signing to bring on some productive free agents.
i would like to file a grievance
against jamarcus russell also for buying the last 42 double whoppers at a local burger king during lunch hour.
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"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
by Ozraider on May 27, 2010 9:03 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
would it be better to just forget it?
yes,he was a bumm and dosent deserve the money.if we have a job and dont come to the site prepaired to work,late or some how impared that it would effect our job performance we would get fired and most of us wouldent get a fat pay check to send us off.but after all the positive things that have happened this year,do we realy need this kind of thing dragging out through the seasson or possably years.every time we hear about Russell we will hear about how Al screwed him out of money just like we hear about Shanahans bitch ass all the time.
well yea I agree
But Davis is unlikely to forgive any money…. especially if it’s owed HIM.
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
I don't mind hearing it spun that way as long as Al prevails ... others will say, "Don't fuck with the Raiders" and the mystic goes on
every time we hear about Russell we will hear about how Al screwed him out of money
by Sons-of-Blanda on May 28, 2010 2:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey if the mystics go on talking about the Raiders this way
that’d be cool too.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 28, 2010 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
HE OWES US EVERY CENT HE MADE
MAN HE WAS THE BIGGEST BUST EVER. WE COULD’VE GOT OURSELVES CALVIN JOHNSON THAT YEAR. SO MUCH REGRETS.
I am anxious to hear the details in the case made against him.
We may hear some real facts of all the shit we have been speculating on. This could be a far more entertaining overhead presentation that Kiffins.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
Raiders win the lawsuit aaand...
buy all the remaining tickets to every game that doesnt sell out so the games are on tv and give away the extra tickets so more people go to the games and realize you have to be there to experience the real raider nation
by chris_arf on May 27, 2010 9:48 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Ok
Al Davis beat the whole fucking NFL when he moved us back to Oakland from L.A and you say that he can’t win little money argument … You must feel stupid right now.
"The Silver and Black are Back" -Greg Papa 2002 AFC Championship game
Damn straight
Shanahan is still waiting for his money as well hahaha don’t fuck with Al
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
by Ozraider on May 28, 2010 12:06 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Not to mention Kiffin is waiting also.
by Captain Chaos on May 28, 2010 6:44 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah and i would suggest that Shanahan has a better chance of getting his money than Kiffin haha
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
I am pretty certain Shanahan has given that case up.
Once you sue the NFL, any individual is going to be small time. They just aren’t going to have the horsepower to hang with Al in court. This case will be interesting to say the least.
Al is trying to recoup money instead of avoid paying it, so he will actually have to win this case, instead of forcing a stand still like the case against his coaches. I don’t see JaMarcus making sound legal decisions and he is going to be swooped down upon by legal vultures offering him all kinds of crazy ass advice.
This case could set a presidence in the world of sports contracts.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 28, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
yeah definitely more difficult than just not paying
It seems to be based on the fact that part of what he was paid was advance on future salary that he will now not be with the team for rather than any insubordination from what I have read, the raiders contend that the contract was changed at some point or something so it will be interesting if the actual shithouse effort will have any bearing on the result.
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
Why is this fat asshole still wearing a raider jersey.
I had burned that image outta my head only to see this punk on the front page of S&BP.
Tommy Kelly's ass won us that game against Denver!
Another stupid Al Davis idea
What this shows to the world is the owner has no clue about the contracts that he handed out to rookies. Every year, Raiders paid excessively for the first round player that it drafted, causing negotiation problems for the other teams with their first round picks after Oakland. By releasing Russell early, money that had to be paid for future guaranteed periods should legally still be honoured because Russell was effectively fired. Raiders, as a team, effectively shot themselves in both feet, if the guarantees are without any minimum performance standards required in prior years. If they hadn’t thought about that before releasing Russell, it shows further the ineptness of the front office. Unfortunately the fans are the ones to suffer and are footing the expensive bill for an inferior product on the field.
1) The remaining balance of his contract was incentive laded. It was based on how much % he started and such.
2) First round negotiation problems are going to be inherently intense.
3) You don’t know what the contract details were in completeness, so you can’t say for a fact that he doesn’t know about rookie contracts. He’s been a GM and or coach in this league for a long time. I’m sure and his right hand lady know more than you do. From what I read, it’s hinged on that the 32 million was advanced for all the years on his contract. If he’s no longer there, then the money should be given back.
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
While I don't think Al will get his money back I believe Spirals once posted a comment explaining how contracts for rookies are laid out & how the team can go after money.
I’m probably one of the few who are happy they gave him $3 million to get lost. Also I want to be the first to start a ban on all Jamarcus Russell related posts. He isn’t with the team and he is a bad memory I want to forget.
there's a cat, but what indicated the joe smith conection?
"Don't make me have to kill you."
by Sons-of-Blanda on May 28, 2010 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes - I was sure they'd go after something of this kind.
I took some courses in labor and employment law recently and was quite thrilled to see a case in action.
The Jamarcus case interests me greatly, b/c I am a teacher and see a lot of similar cases in my classes. A gifted student whose initial instructors failed to do their job because they were too enthralled with his talent. The result is self-complacency, a habit hard to break up by later instructors. Such students are a nightmare.
If anyone has an idea how to do it, please commment – you will do me good.
by Spirals galore on May 28, 2010 8:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Isolation closet.
That always works.
I am sure you have thought about this, but humble them. Then challenge them with something that they will throw themselves into. To different degrees everyone is competitive and if you can awaken that competitive drive, the person will seek out ways to better themselves.
It’s about arising passion. This is certainly easier said then done, especially depending on the subject you are teaching. I am a big believer that you can’t tell someone to change. You can only help lead a person to the conclusion that they need to change.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 28, 2010 11:50 PM PDT up reply actions
Humiliation often fails
because these types seem to think they’ve arrived and take negative input as evidence of the instructor’s unreasonableness. It is not unlikely that JR feels the same way… Causa perdutta?
by Spirals galore on May 29, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Humiliation mail fail for the pupil,
but succeed for the frustrated instructor—Mother Teresa
I didn’t mean humiliation as much as I meant being humbled by a great challenge. This didn’t do much good for Russell though.
You bring up a good point. This is why Russell was able to sit back and justify his struggles as a result of the players around him. There was no awaking his passion. I wonder if he is still blaming others in his head? This is one of the reasons I enjoyed Michael Jordan’s HoF speech. It was such a great glimpse at what at what motivated an elite level talent. Granted it was spite, but it sure fueled him. You’d hope the pursuit of greatness would be enough. Maybe we should start viewing heart as a talent.
However, I came to the conclusion that I don’t think Russell had the necessary talents to be an elite lever QB and this is if he had the drive or not.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 29, 2010 1:07 PM PDT up reply actions
mail=may in my hurried world
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 30, 2010 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I liked the mail fail
it’s a natural linguistic urge to assimilate current sounds to anticipated sounds.
by Spirals galore on Jun 1, 2010 6:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Contracts
It will get drawn out because attorneys get paid by the hour, hence, no incentive to have a quick resolution. This will strictly be how do you define “guaranteed” and how a judge will view “guaranteed”. JR showed up and went through the initial planned activities and got cut. unless special language was included with a different definition of guaranteed, AD will lose out.
yes, and also because there are two sides to each case.
I am really curious about the revised contract last year. I doubt they might have started thinking about cutting him loose back then. But language is a curious animal – it twists and turns at will, lending unexpected opportunities to those able to improvise…
by Spirals galore on May 28, 2010 8:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Davis won't get his money back? History tells us he will.
Been a Raiders fan since the 60’s, I have watched Al’s every move.
First of all, want to say to the bone head people, saying Davis is wasting money on legal fees, don’t know squat about the Raiders organization. Al’s left hand man, or should I say women, is Dark Queen attorney at law Amy Trask. They say Trask is the most powerful women in the NFL and the brains of the Raiders front office for the last 20 some odd years. Not to mention a slew of other in house attorneys Davis has on the payroll.
Davis has long been considered one of the most controversial owners in the NFL and has been involved in multiple lawsuits involving Los Angeles, Oakland, Irwindale and the NFL. Davis’s track record in the court room is impeccable. In other words, the Raiders organization is a law firm in it’s self. Also, Davis is a shrewd businessman and he knows the law.
I’m not sure what the Raiders are shooting for, but I can tell you this, Russell will not see one red cent of the 3 million dollars owed to him this season. you can ask Shanahan and Kiffin about owed money coming to them. The only reason the Raiders had Russell in mini camp, is to see if he would show up, if he didn’t the Raiders would have had bigger cause to hold back money. So this pretty much sounds like the 3 million owed to him, not about 9.5 million.
If the Raiders discovered a way to add a loophole to the contract during renegotiation which will allow them to recover money, good for them. The way Russell goes through money, judging from his jewelry, jaunts to Las Vegas and generally lavish spending habits, you wonder if he’ll have $.9.55 million to return to the Raiders if he loses the grievance.
by Captain Chaos on May 28, 2010 7:27 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Great comment!
And what you don’t think Russell’s crack legal team can compete with Al’s? You couldn’t be more right about the 3 mil this year. Recouping the other money is going to be an interesting case.
Also, you are completely right about the Raiders keeping Russell around this year. The only reason was to solidify their case against him. People wondered what the hell Al was doing by keeping him on the roster, but it was obvious once they got Campbell that the only reason Russell was there was so he could provide them just cause to fire him.
Russell’s fate was sealed once he did whatever the hell he did that caused Al to say it was ok to bench him last year. I suspect as this case progresses we will hear some of these details.
People also knock Al for being clueless, and he has certainly made some questionable football decisions, but the guy is still shrewd. I think his biggest problem is rampant meglomania.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 28, 2010 9:15 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
couldn't agree with you more
I would also add that Al is recouping some of his money by making JR spend some of his “unearned” money on this case that will drag out.
JR obviously can’t manage his weight whatsoever, so one can only imagine his money managing skills are similar.
He’s probably not gonna be picked up by another team who will be paying him much.
I would say the next big story we hear about Jawalrus would be how he files for bankrupcy. Either that or something similar to Pizza the Hut in Spaceballs and commited suicide by eating himself to death!!!!

"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
HAHAHAHAHA!!!!
It is all about coming together as a team. At the end of the day, the team is all we have. - T. Branch 10-14-09
by Raymond St. Martin (Saint) on May 28, 2010 11:04 AM PDT up reply actions
T.O. still has not found a job in the nfl. Back to a reality show.
He is my quarterback(tony romo), tears rolling down his face after playoff loss i think.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood". Hell is just a word, the reality is much much worse." Event Horizon". Now remember, when things look bad and it looks like you're not gonna make it, then you gotta get mean, I mean plumb, mad dog mean. cause if you lose your head and you give up then you neither live or win. That's just the way it is. "The Outlaw Josey Wales". "And that's just what these hustlers look for. They cruise from casino to casino looking for weak dealers the way lions look for weak antelope". Ace Rothstein, The Movie "Casino" 1995. My name is puzzy, puzzy galore. I must be in heaven. "Goldfinger" The man with the midas touch. To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. "Training Day".
by wolfmanshowlforever on May 28, 2010 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Jamarcus Russell-play to get paid
Jamarcus Russell is a perfect example of why they should eliminate guaranteed money. Just because you were good in High School or College does not mean you will be good in the Big Leagues. You play you get paid. You start you get paid more. You win even more with bonuses. Thats the way it should be
hey what do u guys think of trading for patrick crayton
he publicly announced he wants to leave the cowboys
he was pretty good for dallas, and we can probly get a good deal for him now that they have dez bryant, i say go for it al
I'd call it dumb, but that'd wouldn't be derogatory enough.
He is asking for his release. He is unhappy there because of his playing time situation and they are not going to promise him more here as they are committed to giving the youngsters their snaps.
If, and this is unlikely, he wanted to come here for cheap without being guaranteed a starting spot then I’d be all for it.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 28, 2010 7:54 PM PDT up reply actions
I am really fascinated with your motto.
That’s totally me, of sorts.
by Spirals galore on May 28, 2010 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
Great response.
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
by Ozraider on May 29, 2010 12:46 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I want my money
back for his POS jersey.
"It's like Will Smith, remember the Fresh Prince? Get the ball don't let nobody else shoot? That's kinda what the offense can be sometimes, and they're just standing around waiting for Monta to make a play"
-MT2
by golden_solitude on May 28, 2010 9:10 PM PDT reply actions
Andrew Brandt on the Raiders’ grievance against JR (http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Chasing-the-39-million-man.html):
"The greavance is interpretation of language."
Joe Kukura on Brandt’s take (http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local-beat/Fat-Chance-Raiders-Will-Get-JaMarcus-Money-Back-95144084.html):
Brandt’s explanations here are the gold standard of NFL contract analysis. “The Raiders superseded Russell’s contract in February 2009, not changing the total amounts but changing the structure slightly,” Brandt explains. "They had paid him a $19.9M salary advance prior to the supersede and paid out a $3.44M signing bonus following the supersede."
Whether that $19.9 million is legally considered a “salary advance” or an “option bonus” is the heart of this dispute, because the $9.5 million comes from that pot.
This could be the most interesting case regarding player contracts
since Kurt Flood and free agency. And let this be a lesson to you kids, don’t get on Al’s bad side. He’ll get ya.
I think when people are being funny, they are actually being serious and when people are being serious, it's actually really funny.
by Rich Langford on May 28, 2010 11:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Name of the game, Raymond
It’s always the fans that take the hit. The owners bitch about how much the players are making. The players just take what they can get, but it’s the fans paying for it whether by tickets, merchandise, or simply because of the ad revenue which wouldn’t be worth anything if people aren’t watching tv.
Still a great value compared to most other luxuries (except ale).
"Don't make me have to kill you."
by Sons-of-Blanda on May 29, 2010 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
by luxuries = forms of entertainment
"Don't make me have to kill you."
by Sons-of-Blanda on May 29, 2010 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
lawsuits
HAS EVERYONE FORGOTTEN THAT WE DID NOT PURSUE JAVON WALKER FOR MONEY AFTER THE SHIT HEAP THAT DEAL TURNED OUT TO BE?
sorry bout caps, it just goes to show what a little laziness and a lotta double big macs will get ya, at least Javon stayed in shape
by wishrichgannonwasmyuncle on May 29, 2010 10:43 PM PDT reply actions
Walker showed up and did what he had to
and the Raiders chose to bench him because they were upset he didn’t tell them about his surgery. He also tried to give back money and retired, but Davis talked him out of it. Not sure the Raiders would have a case there.
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
No case at all with JW. I doubt he'll retire; we might face him some day.
"Don't make me have to kill you."
by Sons-of-Blanda on May 30, 2010 8:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Al might want those millions for TO or others, I mean Al isn’t really stingy, he did give Deanglo Hall and Javon Walker ridiculous contracts they didn’t earn, he even turned down Walkers attempt to give the money back, which was shocking in this day and age for an athlete to do. Russell must have done some really grimy stuff to our organization for Al not to pay him, like Shanny being “Shanny”, lane Kiffin being a weasel, or Jamarcus doing nothing.
by Captain Chaos on May 30, 2010 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Idea
I say we make shirts with Jamarcus on it, but it should say “Bust” or “Douche” on it..We can totally sell it on the bridge to the Bart for like 10-15 bucks..Slowly but surely we’ll earn our money back, all while laughing at his fat face…
2010, the year Oakland regains dominance..
What does it matter now?
He’s gone. It would have been something to do when he was still w/ us to send a message I suppose. But now, who really cares?
Really this whole story about the grievance isn’t really news, at least not front page news. But eh well.
Win, Lose, or Tie, Raiders til I die!
My idea was mostly a joke..
I do think he owes Oakland an apology, but I know we’ll never get it. To be honest, I think the name “Jamarcus” should never be said again.
2010, the year Oakland regains dominance..
apparently he is trying to get down to 260 to make a comeback
I do not understand why he is only doing this now, it’s disgusting I really hope he never plays again, I couldn’t stand to see him have success somewhere else.
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
I hear He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has blown all of his guaranteed money lol
2010, the year Oakland regains dominance..
i just don't understand how someone could throw it all away like he has.
I’m sure if he came back to mini-camp at 260 he would still be getting paid 9milli this season, it really does not make any sense i can understand just sucking but the changes in coaches etc do not excuse lack of effort – absolutely MIND BOGGLING.
"We want to win. The Raider fans deserve it. The Raider players deserve it, even my organization deserves it. You have to win and you have to win with a vision for the Super Bowl. That's our passion here." - Al Davis
Mind-Bottling
You know, when your minds all trapped up like it’s in a bottle..
2010, the year Oakland regains dominance..
I see you have learned to work the Google on the internet machine.
hahaha
Oakland is ground zero, the womb and breast, the DNA of the Raider phenomenon. Al Davis is the St. Joseph, foster father, of the immortal and divine team, Oakland a modern Bethlehem and L.A. as another Egypt. - Sons-of-Blanda
They can sponsor Ja-Failed-us days
Whenever the defense holds someone to less than 10 points, everyone in attendence gets a free meal from In & Out Burger in honor of Russell’s fail supreme offense and fat at the same time.
Go Sharks Go!!!
by S Jay Bruin on Jun 1, 2010 4:56 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
go ask Russel
I think what we should do is go 2 Russel house and ask 4 some money back..tell him the economy is bad & we lost job….

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