JaMarcus Russell, who had a three-year stint in the NFL, was removed from the coaching staff at an Alabama high school after he was allegedly involved in the misappropriation of funds.
Russell was a volunteer assistant coach at Williamson High School in Mobile, his alma mater. A lawsuit alleges that Russell took a $74,000 check that was earmarked as a donation to the high school.
A Mobile County Public School spokesperson confirmed that the top selection in the 2007 NFL Draft “was relieved of his volunteer coaching duties” in 2023.
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JaMarcus Russell, #2 of the Oakland Raiders, sits on the bench after being taken out of their game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on November 15, 2009, in Oakland, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
“JaMarcus Russell was relieved of his volunteer coaching duties at Williamson High School during the fall of last year,”…
