Mitchy moo
04-28-2007, 09:11 AM
oh my:
It appears the Oakland Raiders (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=oak) have made their choice, and it's JaMarcus Russell (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2007&id=11405). According to two sources, one with the Raiders and one close to Russell, the team called the LSU quarterback Friday to inform him he would be the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NFL draft.
Oakland quietly flew offensive coordinator Greg Knapp to New York on Thursday to meet with Russell and reassure him of his status as the team's preference over Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2007&id=11326) and Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2007&id=10302).
The Raiders had tried to leverage the players against one another in contract negotiations. Oakland does not have a deal in place with Russell, as often is the case with team selecting first overall, but the Raiders and Russell's agents, Ethan Lock and Eric Metz, have agreed to negotiate in good faith.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2852155
It appears the Oakland Raiders (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=oak) have made their choice, and it's JaMarcus Russell (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2007&id=11405). According to two sources, one with the Raiders and one close to Russell, the team called the LSU quarterback Friday to inform him he would be the No. 1 pick in the 2007 NFL draft.
Oakland quietly flew offensive coordinator Greg Knapp to New York on Thursday to meet with Russell and reassure him of his status as the team's preference over Georgia Tech receiver Calvin Johnson (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2007&id=11326) and Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfldraft/draft/tracker/player?draftyear=2007&id=10302).
The Raiders had tried to leverage the players against one another in contract negotiations. Oakland does not have a deal in place with Russell, as often is the case with team selecting first overall, but the Raiders and Russell's agents, Ethan Lock and Eric Metz, have agreed to negotiate in good faith.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft07/news/story?id=2852155