Green Bay Packers DT Johnny Jolly is also facing charges on the same offense. ESPN's Outside the Lines chronicles the new trend here: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5332554
According to Daniela Werner of the Mobile Press- Register (Ala.), The Mobile County Sheriff's Office arrested Russell during the middle of an undercover investigation.
Booked at 4:22 p.m. ET, Russell has posted bail in the amount of $2,500. He's due in court on July 20.
This Doesn't Seem To Be An Isolated Incident
Jerry McDonald, a reporter for the Bay Area News Group, has stated that he has heard from multiple sources that Russell and the "Purple Drank" were often hand in hand, and that Russell was receiving illegal prescriptions of the substance.
Is This The Cause of Russell's "Lethargy Addiction?"
Earlier in the year, Gary Peterson of the Bay Area News Group started a joke by saying that JaMarcus Russell has spent part of the offseason at a clinic being treated for lethargy addiction.
In the OTL report, it was said that users are sent to a drowsy, weak, and "altered level of consciousness." Sounds a little bit like what we've heard about the way he carries himself in team meetings, and what we've seen on Sundays.
Impact on Russell's Free Agency Chances
After being cut from Oakland on bitter terms in a bad situation, Russell proved in one action why he wasn't able to adjust to the NFL.
Instead of working out, watching game tape, and doing ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Oakland Raiders
