OT:Former Raider Darrell Russell killed this morning

[SALADIN]

I just heard from a fiend that Darrell Russell the former Raider was killed this morning with another man in an auto accident this morning.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and the family of the other victim.

No link yet, my friend is a L.A. police officer who was at the scene of the accident.

 

[Paniolo22]

That is a damn shame. This was a prime time DT. Too bad. I feel for him and his family.

 

[Hiero]

ya he was extremely talented. sucks to die that way.

 

[MRTRIPOD]

was he the guy suspended for DRUGS?

 

[Hostile]

I just heard from a fiend that Darrell Russell the former Raider was killed this morning with another man in an auto accident this morning.

My thoughts and prayers go out to his family and the family of the other victim.

No link yet, my friend is a L.A. police officer who was at the scene of the accident.

Damn that sucks. I kept hoping he'd bring his life 360 degrees. In college at USC this kid was the epitome of a character guy. Money changed him. I kept praying he'd come back to his roots of being a stand up person.

RIP

 

[WV Cowboy]

Not that any time is a good time, but tough on his family at this time of the year.

Very sad.

 

[trickblue]

Prayers to his family... RIP

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

No word of it yet on a huge Raiders message board.

http://www.raiderfans.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=6

 

[Rockytop6]

Tragic and very sad. Sympathies and condolences to the family.

 

[Yeagermeister]

RIP we seem to be saying this a lot lately

 

[Cbz40]

Thoughts & Prayers to the family

 

[CrazyCowboy]

CrazyCowboy will be praying for him and his family!

Sad day.....

 

[wsmith_1972]

I kept hoping he'd bring his life 360 degrees.

I think he did. That was his main problem. Just couldn't turn his life back into the right direct. Headed straight for disaster like a magnet. Not surprising.

 

[trickblue]

I've still found no item on this in google news or yahoo news...

 

[cowboys#1]

please take it as a rumor!!! someone in his family could come across this and freak out. no sources no fact!

 

[cobra]

My goodness. This is sad if true.

If it isn't true, the admins of this board better damn well IP ban this user for stating a false rumor. He affirmatively stated that his friend was the cop at the accident. If this isn't true, this is a lie that is beyond the pale.

I hope it isn't true. Please be untrue.

 

[AbeBeta]

My goodness. This is sad if true.

If it isn't true, the admins of this board better damn well IP ban this user for stating a false rumor. He affirmatively stated that his friend was the cop at the accident. If this isn't true, this is a lie that is beyond the pale.

I hope it isn't true. Please be untrue.

Hold on now. He said a friend passed the info along. The police *could* be waiting to make an annoucement until family were notified. That's pretty standard -- and may take a little time.

 

[TonyS]

Hold on now. He said a friend passed the info along. The police *could* be waiting to make an annoucement until family were notified. That's pretty standard -- and may take a little time.

His post says, a "fiend" told him. I've learned not to trust fiends. Here's to it being a mistaken rumor.

 

[TruBlueCowboy]

Verified.

http://www.raiderfans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=56183

Ya know, I can't help but wonder if booze or drugs were involved, given Russell's history. I wish the family well. Russell had one of the greatest wasted careers in NFL history. I hope he finds the peace he never found in life.

 

[SALADIN]

His post says, a "fiend" told him. I've learned not to trust fiends. Here's to it being a mistaken rumor.

The friend is a police officer in L.A. who was at the scene of the accident.