[vincesanity82]

USA Today reports that the Oakland Raiders and quarterback JaMarcus Russell, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, may be close to a deal.

Russell's uncle and "adviser," Ray Russell told the national daily that the Raiders "realize they have dropped the ball, and they started negotiating in good faith."

He added: "They've done more talking in the last week and a half than the previous three months. It's almost done.

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[EmpireWF]

ESPN said the two sides are in talks today. Russell's impetus for getting a deal done today is he loses a lot of money for each game he misses.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

ESPN said the two sides are in talks today. Russell's impetus for getting a deal done today is he loses a lot of money for each game he misses.

See, he's a idiot then, cause the pressure should be on the pitiful Raiders to show the fans they are interested in building a winner.

[Nuke]

Originally Posted by Gotham Dark Knight

See, he's a idiot then, cause the pressure should be on the pitiful Raiders to show the fans they are interested in building a winner.

Agreed. The Raiders look like the fools in this situation to me also.

[Nuke]

They said yesterday that there's a strong chance that Rusell could be signed by mid-week.