Comments on: “Life coach” fires JaMarcus Russell

By: shrike58

shrike58 — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:47:22 +0000

At a certain point stories like this cease to be funny and just become sad.

Also, say what you will about Cam Newton, my impression is that Newton has more natural drive and actual interest in football than Russell has in his fat little finger.

By: obamaczarofussa

obamaczarofussa — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 03:18:24 +0000

Is there any wonder the owners are demanding a rookie wage cap ?
Imagine paying 30 million dollars to this lazy waste of life….unreal

By: rajbais

rajbais — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:37:52 +0000

You know, my first two comments were in one big post and Rosenthal didn’t take it.

Then I had to break the post up into two; the first one got 4 thumbs down and the second had 6 thumbs up. It was better in one big piece!!!!!!!!!!!

I could have had a crapload more thumbs up!!!!

The “life coach” needs to fire Rosenthal!!!!!!!!

By: stevincinci

stevincinci — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:47:45 +0000

Woody says: Apr 14, 2011 3:17 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, meet the 2011 starting quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals!

I don’t think so, woodhead. Not even bengals are that stupid.

By: sterilizecromartie

sterilizecromartie — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:06:42 +0000

To anyone who thinks he is “set” because he got paid $30-$40 million are complete idiots. I would bet my house that all that money will be gone very soon, if it isn’t already. Unless you are someone like Carson Palmer who apparently saves every nickel, most people adjust their spending habits to fit their income level.

So, yes Russell made a lot of money. All that means is that he spent a lot of money as well. And he probably has a ton of debt out there since he assumed he would be making millions and millions of dollars for the rest of his career. I’m sure he didn’t financially plan on being jobless at age 25.

By: tttttravvv

tttttravvv — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:59:34 +0000

I was at the LSU spring game last weekend and had the chance to bump into Jamarcus. I am 6’3″ and weigh around 240 lbs. He absolutely dwarfed me. He is no way close to being under 300 lbs. There is no way he is trying to keep himself in shape to play quarterback in the NFL. Perhaps to play left tackle but that is absolutely it. I never was guaranteed $30 million in my life so I can’t be sure how I would handle it. I just pray that as a parent, I raise a child who learns to appreciate the gifts that we all have that make us unique and special. I wish him the best only because I know he is a young man and I only pray he doesn’t wait too long to get his act together before he has far more to regret.

By: ggeden

ggeden — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:11:52 +0000

JaMarcus Russell aka King Elexis I

By: hendeeze

hendeeze — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:04:29 +0000

A Hippo, A Failure, and Raider walk into the bar….

The bartender says, Hey JaMarcus can i get an autograph?

By: mrlynch33

mrlynch33 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:56:43 +0000

If it was Cam Newton..John Lucas would be a racist

By: mrlynch33

mrlynch33 — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:50:40 +0000

What are you surprised??? the question is, where is he gonna live? He was kicked outta Houston and his house in Oakland was foreclosed…..wait, hold on…..(knock…knock….knock)
JaMarcus: Hi Mom im home!
Mom: You ain’t livin’ here loser!

By: whatswiththehate

whatswiththehate — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 03:14:20 +0000

“If JaMarcus Russell hasn’t hit bottom yet, we are not looking forward to what’s coming next.”
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Please remind me how many chances Ryan Leaf was given and not one of you sport-writers every said his life has “hit bottom.” Even after he was arrested for stealing drugs, the vibe was always disappointment but never such mockery and quickness to dismiss him the way you seem to enjoy doing with Ja Marcus and Vince Young.

I guess this is what Cam has to look forward to if he goes off the draft-board first..We really have changed, haven’t we…

The truthfull words of Warren Moon is ringing louding everyday. No wonder it evoked such outrage.

By: MichaelEdits

MichaelEdits — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 02:56:09 +0000

JaMarcus Russell, overhead projector repairman

By: doe22us

doe22us — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:49:29 +0000

$30 million sheesh Antoine Walker, Vin Baker, and Iverson are laughing at that amount

By: barklikeadog

barklikeadog — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:58:04 +0000

Doesn’t anyone know he is broke too? His house was in foreclosure some time back. The kid is lazy, stupid and washed up. Too bad he didn’t have a dad to teach him life’s lessons. Truly sad. Obama will appoint him ‘sports czar’ or some stupid thing like that now. Gotta keep the brutha strong!

By: Canyonero

Canyonero — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:42:58 +0000

A good life coach can be a valuable ally.

But they have a code like most professionals, and rule #1 is the client has to be willing to change.

It’s not unheard of for a life coach to let a client go. In this case, a 25-year-old client with millions in the bank….. yeah, that’s outrageous. Shows what a mess Jabustus really is.

And he isn’t “smart” for getting the money up front. That’s just how the NFL draft works for top picks. Only thing he had to do was put the purple drank down long enough to sign the contract.

By: mystereo

mystereo — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:36:18 +0000

Remember JaMarcus when Cam Newton’s name is called during the draft.

By: Deb

Deb — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:16:13 +0000

The coach asked him to leave Houston. What? Not a Russell fan or apologist, but the life coach sounds like a jerk. Why’s he telling Russell to leave Houston … and why is he talking publicly about the private business of his clients?

If the guy suffers from such severe lack of initiative, motivation, etc., at 25, maybe he needs a thorough mental health evaluation. Some conditions will cause those issues. At this point, he’s got nothing to lose by getting checked out.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:01:57 +0000

Rosenthal just mentioned the words “hit bottom”.

You all know where he’ll hit it?
Jail.

Reason?
Failing to pay taxes. It makes sense. He has an arrest record and a home foreclosure.

Plus there’s a bright side; prison food is crappy and given in small amounts anyways and that’s how he’ll lose weight!!!

Good riddance ‘Fat Boy’!!!

By: ravensfan4life52

ravensfan4life52 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:47:14 +0000

Hey he still got paid like $3o mill. he’s set

By: oldbyrd

oldbyrd — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:43:55 +0000

Stop the critisism he earned everything he’s now getting. Im calling the Union. Now ul see.

By: fighting69th

fighting69th — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:40:21 +0000

Poor guy fails at life too

By: slobberknockered

slobberknockered — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:37:11 +0000

Bleedgreen is right. J-Marc is SMART – $30-40 million. He is set for life. People are just hating on this guy. He got his money UPFRONT. Smart.
No bad knees, no bad back, no chronic traumatic encephalopathy…just $30-40 million–set for life. J-Marc just need to stay of the sizzurp and he’ll be straight.

By: bcraze

bcraze — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:13:55 +0000

Man, this guy was even too lazy to fire his life coach. The life coach had to fire himself.

By: thefiesty1

thefiesty1 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:52:16 +0000

His football life was over four years ago when the Raiders signed him to all those $$$$$. It’s amazing what lots of money does to these guys. A rookie wage scale might of saved this guys life.

By: moolah954

moolah954 — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:45:03 +0000

if i were Jamarcus i would just stay away from the NFL and save my money start a business and lay low… but then again im not him

By: ernestbynershands

ernestbynershands — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:43:42 +0000

Fat, Drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.
Good thing he likes his syz-urp.

By: commandercornpone

commandercornpone — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:43:30 +0000

$30M… $40M… what does it matter. it will be gone in a couple of years.

By: rajbais

rajbais — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:41:08 +0000

Honestly, I did think Russell’s attempt to rehab was a joke because as I saw him jogging during Josina Anderson’s cover story on ‘Inside the NFL’ he looked like he had the speed of a 500 pound contestant on ‘The Biggest Loser’!!!!!

Except with John Lucas’ track record the worst thing that you could say is that Russell was at ‘square one’. When Lucas was coaching complex guys like Dennis Rodman and Allen Iverson in the NBA they were at their best from a personality standpoint (sorry for bringing up another sport).

Lucas’ firing of Russell was a surprise to me because I thought that those two would have had a two-year deal with a successful ending.

By: hobartbaker

hobartbaker — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:30:21 +0000

Kicked out of Houston, JaMarcus went back home. But his Mom wouldn’t answer the door.

By: grogansheroes

grogansheroes — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:23:07 +0000

How long does anyone think his money will last? Two years? Three? Ten?