The Facts:
The Raiders hit the field for their first OTAs today and Russell made his first public appearance as the Raiders quarterback since last Dec. 30, the day he completed 23 of 31 passes for 224 yards, one touchdown and one interception in a 30-17 loss to the San Diego Chargers. His weight? "Right now I'm 269," Russell said. "I was never close to 300 pounds."
Reported by the Oakland Tribune
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Russell was addressing a story of his supposed out-of-control weight problem, with SI.com reporting he was north of 300 pounds. Although it was tough to tell body definition in loose fitting red jersey, Tribune staffer Jerry McDonald notes that Russell's face looked thinner than it did last year and he looked nimble and quick, covering a lot of ground on his rollouts with a giant stride. Judging from a single OTA practice, always a risky proposition, McDonald advised readers the Raiders are working getting Russell to make quick, safe decisions, get the ball out of his hands, and sacrifice risk-taking in the name of efficiency. "It's going to get better," Russell said. "Everything doesn't get better in a day."
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