JaMarcus Russell blaming Raiders for his failures is exactly why he flopped
![OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 03: JaMarcus Russell #2 of the Oakland Raiders looks on against the Baltimore Ravens during an NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on January 3, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images) OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 03: JaMarcus Russell #2 of the Oakland Raiders looks on against the Baltimore Ravens during an NFL game at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on January 3, 2010 in Oakland, California. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fjustblogbaby-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2018-2F08-2F95566973-850x560-3a67b75a18693bed9ac6a114d7c870eb3f1f250986588b99584aa76c391b4dd3.jpg)
JaMarcus Russell is doing just fine without football
While life wasn’t ideal with the Raiders, things seem to have gotten considerably better for the infamous first-overall pick.
“My pivot was after football, to becoming a human being again. You have to recalibrate that. I’m still working on becoming a better person day-by-day”.
To Russell’s credit, him telling his truth is refreshing. Russell appears open as he tells what he believes to be his truth, and genuinely in a great frame of mind. While we wish he handled his business differently in Oakland, it sounds like he has some regrets of his own.
“I regret that I couldn’t be that guy. Forget who everyone else wanted me to be, it was about who I wanted to be for myself”.
That’s the past, though, and Russell tries not to live in the past too much.
“I’m doing well and I’m living life”.