ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -The Oakland Raiders say they did all they could to help quarterback JaMarcus Russell before releasing him two months ago.
The Raiders issued a statement on Wednesday, two days after Russell was charged with possession of a controlled substance – codeine syrup – after being arrested at his home in Mobile, Ala.
The team says it tried to intervene in a “myriad” issues surrounding Russell. The statement says the team is barred to go into further detail because of NFL rules.
Russell was arrested Monday as part of an undercover narcotics investigation. Police say he did not have a prescription for the codeine.
Russell is considered one of the NFL’s biggest draft busts after being released just three years after being picked first overall in the draft.
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