Russell pleads not guilty to drug charge (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

Former Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell has pleaded not guilty to a charge of illegal drug possession in Alabama. Russell is a former LSU star who was released by Oakland after being the No. 1 draft choice in 2007. He entered the plea Tuesday in court in Mobile. He is charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, codeine syrup.

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