QB Russell set to sign with Raiders (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Quarterback JaMarcus Russell left for the Bay Area on Tuesday to sign a record rookie deal with the Oakland Raiders and end the longest holdout in more than two decades by the league's top pick. Russell was due to fly from Alabama to California later Tuesday and was expected to sign the six-year, $61 million contract in time to join his new team for practice Wednesday, according to a person...

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