FootballNewsNow.com talked with Oakland Raiders defensive end Jay Richardson, who touched on many topics including JaMarcus Russell, Jason Campbell and the amount of wins his club is capable of tallying in 2010.
On the upcoming season:
“I think we’re gonna have our first double-digit win season in … I couldn’t even tell you how many years,” he said. “It’s been a while. I’m hoping and pulling for 10 plus wins. I think we can do it. I think we’re going to be a playoff team this year.”
On Jason Campbell:
“So far, what I’ve seen of Jason, he’s going to be a difference maker. He allows us to open up our offense a little bit and do some things that we probably couldn’t do with a younger quarterback like JaMarcus.”
“With Jason, I think we’re going to be able to do everything the coordinators want to do and more. He’s also a good guy. Obviously a competent guy, a smart guy. He obviously cares about performance and hopefully it shows.”
On JaMarcus Russell’s issues:
“He hasn’t done anything like that in front of me so I can’t sit here and say yay or nay as far as what goes on in his personal life. All I can really say is that it is a cultural thing in the south. Especially in the hip hop community that is something you see a lot of.
“And I think as an athlete you have to know when to distance yourself from that type of behavior. You have to be smart. That’s what it comes down to”
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