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JaMarcus Russell Is the New NFL Poster Boy for a Rookie Salary Cap

Article By on 8th May, 2010

... pick in the 2007 NFL Draft JaMarcus Russell is the new poster boy for the NFL's need to implement a rookie salary cap as soon as the 2011 NFL Draft.

Highly touted at LSU in 2007, Russell was a big physical specimen with a cannon of an arm who was highly productive—to the tune of a career quarterback rating of 147.9 in college.

After getting picked No. 1 overall by the Raiders, they rewarded their new franchise quarterback with a six-year, $68 million contract, with $31.5 million of that guaranteed.

Sadly, after three years in the NFL, Russell was cut by the Raiders after leading them to a 7-18 record while under center—not the type of career start a young and promising arm should have.

The NFL needs to ...

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