Russell Politely Asked to Leave Town

The 2007 #1 pick and perhaps the biggest draft bust of all time (though some would give the title to Ryan Leaf) JaMarcus Russell's work ethic and drive are apparently so bad that his life coach has told him to leave town. Via PFT:

"The latest embarrassment for the former No. 1 overall pick: Russell’s “Life coach” John Lucas told Russell he would no longer work with him and asked Russell to leave Houston, according to Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports."

Think about this. He was asked to leave a city. As in, John Lucas said to Russell not only that he was not interested in working with him, but that he wanted the former QB to not be in the same major metropolitan area as he was. If there was any more doubt that Russell would never return to pro football, I think this latest turn puts the final nail in the coffin.


Dear UFL,

Stay far, far away. Don't even do it for the publicity.

Sincerely,
Nick