Jamarcus Russell fired for embezzlement (in Mobile, AL)
He and Brett Farve should be cellmates
At least Brett Favre had a long, successful HOF career, although he did have the right NFL HC who was sort of the mentor and teacher (Holmgren) that was more patient, grew him out of his immature, borish behavior and attitude Jerry Glanville didnt have time for nor did he ever want to really draft Favre in the first place. If Favre had been traded to lets say, Chicago, or Philadelphia in 1992 and not had the same understanding, Bill Walsh WC-disciple who also just had to have a coaching staff filled with future NFL HC's, he would've bombed out just like Jamarcus Russell did.
Ive talked to people here in Mobile who knew and played with him in HS and most of them have told me Russell was extremely hard-headed, stubborn, beligerent and one of the few people who could actually "reason" with him or talk to him was his uncle, Ray-Ray Russell, who was also a popular local sports radio personality. After his uncle died, he didn't have that strong, formidable and determined force in his life to keep him focused and straight.