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Former No. 1 NFL Draft pick has wild stories about his official visit to FSU

Jamarcus Russell took an official visit to FSU in 2003 ahead of his National Signing Day decision and he doesn't reemember much about it
ByCorey Long|
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July 20, 2010; Mobile, AL, USA; Oakland Raiders former quarterback JaMarcus Russell in the courtroom where he entered a plea of not guilty this morning to a charge of possession of a controlled substance as he appeared in Mobile district court for his arraignment following an arrested earlier this month for possession of codeine syrup. Russell, the former No. 1 overall draft pick who was released by the Raiders in May, was arrested at his home and charged with possession of a controlled
July 20, 2010; Mobile, AL, USA; Oakland Raiders former quarterback JaMarcus Russell in the courtroom where he entered a plea of not guilty this morning to a charge of possession of a controlled substance as he appeared in Mobile district court for his arraignment following an arrested earlier this month for possession of codeine syrup. Russell, the former No. 1 overall draft pick who was released by the Raiders in May, was arrested at his home and charged with possession of a controlled | John David Mercer-Imagn Images

Jamarcus Russell will never forget his official visit to FSU....if he could remember any of it.

The No. 1 overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft was one of the top high school quarterbacks in the country and chose LSU over the Seminoles on National Signing Day. Before making that choice, he took official visits to Baton Rouge and Tallahassee. Russell hasn't spoken much about these trips, but last week on the Raw Room podcast, he said that he doesn't remember much of anything on the trip and believes he might've been drugged.

(Note: Language is NFSW)

"I don't even remember the second night," Russell said. "I don't remember nothing."

Jamarus Russell finally speaks on FSU official visit

Russell talks about drinking during his visit, which isn't unusual at all...they are college kids escorting a high school kid around town. But as he tells the story, things started out fine, but got far more blurry as the weekend went along.

"The first night we went to a spot called Chubby's. The next place we went to the next night, I don't remember the place," Russell added. "The next I remember is they had to take me to the car. This is my first time speaking about it. I can't remember nothing."

He didn't mention who hosted him on the visit. It was in 2003, so you can look up the roster if you want and make some educated guesses. Chubby's was a nightclub on Tennessee Street and from the video, it looks like he was pretty live back in the day. Russell doesn't mention the place that he was at the following night, but he likely doesn't remember the name since he didn't remember anything else.

Was this the reason that the bulky gunslinger from Mobile, Alabama chose the Tigers? Who knows. At the time FSU was definitely in the hunt for a big-time QB prospect as Chris Rix was heading into his redshirt junior year and Adrian McPherson had been kicked off the team. Russell was one of the biggest busts in NFL history, but he was a solid college quarterback and won the Manning Award in 2006, so maybe lthings would've turned out differently had he been a Seminole. 

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