JaMarcus Russell’s Lack of Heart Explains NFL Failure

The more I reflect on JaMarcus Russell's entire college career and his time in Oakland, I start to see a picture of an extremely talented kid who should've taken the team on his shoulders at LSU and won a couple of national championships with all of the talent he had, considering Dwayne Bowe and Early Doucet were two of his receivers and the rest of the team was loaded.

His time in Oakland was difficult from the contract issues, his immediate weight gain, and a known poor work ethic. Yes, he studied in the offseason and did work, he just chose not to do the extra work and it showed once he reached the NFL because he didn't immediately succeed like he did in college because of his arm strength and raw skills. 

Russell's problem has never been athletic ability, potentia...

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