Last Thursday and Friday I was fortunate enough to get the chance to head down to Napa and report on the Oakland Raiders training camp. This is my third year in a row covering the Silver and Black and I'm truly thankful for the opportunity. This year in particular I noticed a slew of interesting happenings at camp and I'd like to share them with you. I'm just going to write about one experience per installment, so log-on, stay tuned and I hope you enjoy.
Quarterback JaMarcus Russell loves to eat his southern food and his slang is thicker than the sauce he slopped on his ribs in the offseason. During an interview session with the strong armed signal caller, one Bay Area sports writer asked the Louisiana State product how he felt about his weight entering camp. Russell replied in a very unique southern drawl, "I'm a little heavy," and then he laughed. We all laughed. I thought that was awesome. He doesn't care about being overweight at the start of training camp and he's willing to poke fun of himself in a group of media people. Good for him. We have the clip saved on one of our tapes and I hope it airs in a training camp story because it's pretty funny.
