JaMarcus Russell Working Out with Redskins

JaMarcus Russell Working Out with Redskins, With his legal problems now behind him, JaMarcus Russell took another step toward reviving his football career Tuesday, he worked for the Washington Redskins. Russell, the former LSU quarterback who was the No. 1 pick in NBA Draft 2007, was one of 20 players drafted by the Redskins, who bench starting QB Donovan McNabb in the fourth quarter of a game on time still winnable against Detroit when the Redskins finally lost 37-25.

“We will evaluate him and everyone there,” Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, son of head coach Mike Shanahan told espn.com. “JaMarcus Russell is very talented, so I think he can overcome some of the things he fought with. I do not really know that personally, but if it looks like he is in good condition here, and it works , that’s all you can evaluate. Sometimes when guys get a second option, they can change their allegiance.”

JaMarcus Russell, the Mobile native and former star of Williamson High, was released this spring for three years disappointing in Oakland, where he was 7-18 as a starter. In July, he was arrested for aggravated possession of controlled substances is responsible, after officials found a bottle of codeine syrup during a raid at his home in Mobile County, but the jury last week decided not to incriminate him. According to some published reports, he worked in Houston, former NBA star John Lucas.