05-07-2010, 08:32 AM
I don't know which one is least shocking....
Raiders cut Jamarcus Russell
Lawrence Taylor charged with NY rape of minor
Raiders cut Jamarcus Russell
Quote:Move over Ryan Leaf, Tony Mandarich and Charles Rogers(notes). The NFL has another contender for biggest draft bust.
After three years, more than $39 million and only seven wins as the starting quarterback for the Oakland Raiders, JaMarcus Russellââ¬â¢s(notes) career in Oakland is over.
The top overall pick in the 2007 draft, Russell was a colossal failure in Oakland. Two weeks after acquiring quarterback Jason Campbell(notes) from Washington, the Raiders released Russell. At 24, his NFL career is at a crossroads, and whether heââ¬â¢ll even get an offer from another club is problematic.
Lawrence Taylor charged with NY rape of minor
Quote:Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor was charged Thursday with raping a 16-year-old runaway who police said was forced into prostitution by a man who had beaten her up.
Taylor, a 51-year-old former New York Giants star who has faced drug and tax evasion charges in the past, paid the girl $300 for sex in a Holiday Inn, where he was arrested early Thursday, said Christopher St. Lawrence, supervisor of the town of Ramapo.