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Report: Jets ‘informally’ discussed JaMarcus Russell

Oakland Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell sits on the

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As Mark Sanchez's turnovers mounted in 2012, it became painfully clear the Jets couldn't just hand him the starting job again to start training camp.

But don't expect JaMarcus Russell to be competing with Sanchez in Cortland.

The Jets "had some very exploratory, informal discussions" about the first-overall pick in 2007, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. But that doesn't...

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