MOBILE, Ala. -- Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell has been charged with possession of a controlled substance -- codeine syrup -- after being arrested at his home in Alabama on Monday, authorities said. The 24-year-old former LSU star and the No. 1 draft choice in 2007 was arrested as part of an undercover narcotics investigation, said Mobile County Sheriff's spokeswoman Lori Myles. She would not say what led to his arrest. She said he did not have a prescription for the codeine. Russell, who graduated from high school in Mobile, was booked into the city jail and released soon afterward on $2,500 bond, online records show. The Raiders released Russell, considered one of the NFL's biggest draft busts, in May after he won only seven of his 25 starts and was benched. He completed just 52.1 percent of his passes in his career with 18 touchdowns, 23 interceptions, 15 lost fumbles and a passer rating of 65.2.This explains a lot. Like I know he was a fat ass for a QB and he had an IQ of 4 but I never understood why he couldn't get his shit together but now I totally do. And guess what? I don't totally blame him for this. In Dare they didn't tell you about syrup. Instead they went off about the terrible habit of drinking a beer after a hard day of work in the summer sun. But what am I supposed to do when a lil wayne clone offers you some cough syrup and sprite? Uhh I don't know. I like sprite and cherry flavored liquids. I mean my throat hurts. Is that gonna help it? I'm more scared about the children because at the end of the day that's what it's all about. The kids.
