Raiders, Russell Agree to Deal

Too much for an unproven player. I hope the NFL addresses this issue in the offseason. It is ridiculous how much money these kids are getting before playing a snap in the NFL.

With rookie contracts so high now I wonder how dallas plans to sign the #1 and #2 overall picks next season!

i dont think those words can describe him. he is about 6'5" and about 260lbs. and the worse punishment the raiders can give him is getting him on the field behind that sorry ass offensive line they have. he will be running for his life every snap

LOL...when I wrote that, I turned to my wife and said, "watch, someone will comment on that about the fact that he is a BIG guy, not a little guy."

He is a "little SOB". Terrell Owens is a "HUGE SOB". Russell will be huge eventually, but for now, he's just a little sob. ;)

The smartest thing they could do is just let him sit for the entire season, 1- for his progression, 2- to show him that holding out for a huge contract has a punishment to it.
Of course, knowing the Raiders, they will cave and have him playing by week 10 when they are 3-7.

Yeah pretty much, if they really wanted to do this to get him to play they should have done this earlier. Many people predicted that he wouldn't start this year, but I agree if they Raiders suck he will be in soon.

Yeah pretty much, if they really wanted to do this to get him to play they should have done this earlier. Many people predicted that he wouldn't start this year, but I agree if they Raiders suck he will be in soon.

Al Davis is impatient.

Christ I hope the league does something about these outrageous rookie contracts next spring. This is getting way out of hand.

Christ I hope the league does something about these outrageous rookie contracts next spring. This is getting way out of hand.


Yes it is...it has a lot to do with agents too.