NFL’s biggest draft bust fired as HS football coach for stealing a donation from the school
Jamarcus Russell is considered the biggest NFL Draft Bust in the history of the NFL, and the former Raiders quarterback is now one of the worst high school football coaches.
You cannot make this stuff up. The former LSU signal caller was fired as a high school football coach for stealing a donation made to the school.
Former No. 1 NFL draft pick JaMarcus Russell was fired as a volunteer assistant coach at his alma mater, Williamson High School in Mobile, Alabama. He is facing a lawsuit accusing him of taking a $74,000 check meant as a donation to the school.
“JaMarcus Russell was relieved of his volunteer coaching duties at Williamson High School during the fall of last year,” Mobile County Public School officials said.
A local business owner, Chris Knowles, wrote the $74,000 check, saying Russell approached him about donating to help the Williamson football team purchase weight-room equipment.
The school allegedly never received the check, and Russell reportedly deposited it in a credit union and withdrew $55,000 of it.
Damn, this is crazy, the man is now suing Russell, and I hope he wins.
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