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After passing on QB in '06, Raiders grab Russell

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Saturday, April 28, 2007

Discerning some of the more elemental realties in the first round of the NFL draft was so easy, a guy could do it from the vantage point of his family room. And so, the unobstructed view from deep in the recliner in front of the big-screen television: Free-falling Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn sorely needed a haircut along with a parachute. When it comes to all of the rhetoric about swapping selections in the early portion of the round, there is always a lot more talking than trading. A ...

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