RealClearSports: JaMarcus' Trip from No. 1 to Nowhere

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Art Spander in JaMarcus Russell, Raiders, articles, football

By Art Spander
For RealClearSports.com

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- It must have been agony for Al Davis, making the ultimate concession, admitting to himself as well as the world that using the first pick in the 2007 NFL Draft on quarterback JaMarcus Russell was a mistake of considerable magnitude.

Al does mea culpas very poorly, if he does them at all. Davis does not like to admit failure, especially when the failure can be attributed to him.

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