bubba9497 Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Redskins will not re-sign Russell By Jody Foldesy THE WASHINGTON TIMES http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20031229-121740-3465r.htm The Washington Redskins will not re-sign controversial defensive tackle Darrell Russell, vice president of football operations Vinny Cerrato said yesterday. Russell, a two-time Pro Bowl pick, signed in October after being reinstated by the NFL from 1½ seasons of suspension. Coach Steve Spurrier wasn't totally on board with the pickup and Russell ended up playing limited snaps and recorded only four tackles. Russell was made inactive for Saturday's finale against the Eagles for violating team rules. Cerrato called Russell's contract, the prorated portion of a one-year, $1.5 million deal, "an eight-week dating period" that apparently didn't work out. "It's not going to consummate in marriage," Cerrato said. "He doesn't fit into the kind of guys we're looking for." Russell wasn't available to comment after Cerrato's comments, but earlier in the day he expressed disappointment at having let his team down when he was late for a team function. "I got lost and my battery went dead," Russell said. "It was like a movie set-up, but I still felt bad personally. I let the team down." In addition to a pair of drug suspensions from the NFL and dropped charges that he drugged a woman and videotaped two friends raping her, Russell was known for chronic tardiness to team functions while with the Oakland Raiders. In Washington, he was being scrutinized to see if he could avoid similar problems. With Russell out of the picture, the Redskins will sift through free agency and the draft for two impact defensive tackles. Available veterans should include Tampa Bay's Warren Sapp and Denver's Daryl Gardener. The Redskins almost certainly could draft a promising tackle with a top pick which is projected to be No. 5 following yesterday's games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJredskins00 Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 I'm sorry to all you Sapp haters...but I would love to have him on this team...attitude and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophet Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Originally posted by JJredskins00 I'm sorry to all you Sapp haters...but I would love to have him on this team...attitude and all. ya just what we need an over the hill & over rated vet who can not play the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inmate running the asylum Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 They should have cut Darrell Russell for the last game and saved his 1/16th salary and given it to charity. :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aREDSKIN Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Originally posted by inmate running the asylum They should have cut Darrell Russell for the last game and saved his 1/16th salary and given it to charity. :mad: Too bad Dan Snyder didn't think of this I just know he'd claim to have a daughter named Charity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 "I got lost and the battery went dead" :laugh: "It was something out of a move setup" :laugh: Russell was a gamble and looking back on it probably one the team should not have taken, based on the problems this staff was having in making players follow the rules. He at least had the potential for the move to pay off if he had been up to the challenge of working hard. Other players we acquired this year including Chamberlain and Kenyatta Jones are bums who we should have steered clear of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennesseeCarl Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 These guys were probably worth a look on the cheap. They made the right decision with Russell, who apparently just can't follow rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Got him at a cheap rate and we then cut bait good move as far as Sapp I have to say heck no and hopefully he stays in florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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