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Las Vegas Raiders Draft Fernando Mendoza With First Pick

Published: 04/23/2026

The Las Vegas Raiders officially have their franchise quarterback, selecting Fernando Mendoza, the gunslinging Heisman Trophy winner, with the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Let's keep it a buck ... everyone knew Vegas was going to pick the former star Indiana QB -- it was the…

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JaMarcus Russell Gives Advice to NFL QBs Facing Top Pick Pressure

Published: 12/28/2025

Being an NFL quarterback isn't easy, but what's even harder than that? Adding the pressure of being the first overall pick. JaMarcus Russell knows that feeling all too well ... and he spoke with TMZ Sports about the advice he would give players who find themselves in the same shoes he once did.…

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JaMarcus Russell & Dwayne Bowe Co-Sign Lane Kiffin To LSU, Expect Results ASAP

Published: 12/06/2025

JaMarcus Russell knows a thing or two about Lane Kiffin and LSU football, and the former number one overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft is pumped to see what the polarizing head coach has in store for his alma mater! TMZ Sports chatted it up with Russell and Dwayne Bowe -- former star teammates at…

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JaMarcus Russell Says He Drank Lean To Deal With Injuries During Football Career

Published: 06/09/2022

JaMarcus Russell is opening up about his codeine use in college and the NFL ... saying he would drink lean to cope with injuries instead of taking painkillers. Of course, the troubled history of Russell is well-known ... from his short venture with the Oakland Raiders (2007-2009) to being arrested…

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JaMarcus Russell -- Poppin Bottles With Rick Ross

Published: 01/28/2015

JaMarcus Russell might've finally given up on his NFL dreams, but his dreams of living like a boss look very alive 'cause TMZ Sports has a pic of the former #1 overall pick hanging with one of the biggest stars in rap ... Rick Ross. The two hung out on January 16th after Ross performed the same…

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JaMarcus Russell Closes House Deal, Escapes Loss to Foreclosure

Published: 11/06/2011

JaMarcus Russell has finally completed something -- the sale of his mansion ... and just in time to avoid losing it at auction! Not exactly a TD pass, but it's a start. JaMarcus sold the Bay area home at the end of September, and the guy who bought it says he paid just over a million bucks. Back…

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JaMarcus Russell -- Back from the Debt

Published: 08/28/2011

NFL bust JaMarcus Russell is still paying for the mess he made in Oakland ... but this time it's a good thing. TMZ has learned ... the #1 overall pick in the 2007 Draft was hit with a $223,180.05 lien by the State of California Tax Board for failing to pay his taxes in 2008 ... when he still…

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JaMarcus Russell -- Oakland Mansion in Foreclosure

Published: 03/03/2011

JaMarcus Russell -- widely regarded as the greatest bust in NFL history -- is in danger of losing the $2.4 million mansion he purchased after signing with the Raiders back in 2007 ... TMZ has learned. According to documents obtained by TMZ -- foreclosure proceedings have begun on the former #1…

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JaMarcus Russell Pleads Not Guilty in 'Sizzurp' Case

Published: 07/20/2010

Former #1 overall NFL draft pick JaMarcus Russell just appeared in an Alabama courtroom this morning where the 6'6" quarterback plead not guilty to illegally possessing codeine syrup ... aka sizzurp. Russell -- who was recently cut by the Oakland Raiders for being terrible -- dressed for the…

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JaMarcus Russell Arrested in Alabama

Published: 07/05/2010

Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell was arrested in Mobile, AL today for possession of a controlled substance. The substance in question was codeine syrup, this according to the Mobile Press-Register. According to jail records, he was booked this afternoon and released a few…

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NFL QB JaMarcus Russell -- Heavy Bettor

Published: 03/31/2010

With his starting job in jeopardy ... and rumors continuing to fly about his ballooning weight ... Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell decided to press his luck in Las Vegas this weekend. JaMarcus played a little craps early Saturday morning at the Palms Casino Resort ... where we're told…

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