JaMarcus Russell firmly believes that his NFL career is not yet finished. Russell who was chosen by the Oakland Raiders back in 2007 announced that he was willing to play for the NFL team for free in order to get back in the team. He had been out of the team since 2009. He recently featured in the Sports Illustrated video where he said that he just might come back into the team. He even said he was willing to work as a water boy and then find his way back into the scout team. He had been sending letters to each of the 32 NFL teams last year as he earnestly requested to be brought back in the team. An image of one of those letters addressed to Dallas Cowboys, owned by Jerry Jones, was included in the Sports Illustrated video.
Russell was requesting to be given a chance even if it meant leading the scout team for free for one year. He also took the blame for the horrible image his players had imparted on him, but he was hopeful he was going to do great for the NFL team. Russell admitted to having learnt great lessons in the previous years during his stay in Oakland. His misfortunes had served to make him grow into a better man and he was ready to make his dreams come true if given the opportunity, he pleaded in his letter. He had been struggling back in 2013 to make a comeback in the NFL team. He even joined a personal- training team where he lost more than 30 pounds with the objective of getting the attention of the NFL. He managed to get himself training with the Chicago Bears though he was not asked to join the camp.
With him being 30 years of age, Russell has slimmer chances of being granted a comeback. The only hope he has left is being remembered as an advisory for front offices and novices in the game. He has every reason to want a comeback in the NFL teams.
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