JaMarcus Russell: Terrelle Pryor Takes His Old Raiders Number

JaMarcus Russell’s No. 2 jersey is now going to be worn by Oakland Raiders backup quarterback Terrelle Pryor.
JaMarcus Russell: Terrelle Pryor Takes His Old Raiders Number
Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor (6) is sacked by New Orleans Saints defensive end Glenn Foster (74) in the second half of an NFL preseason football game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
Jack Phillips
8/22/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

JaMarcus Russell’s No. 2 jersey is now going to be worn by Oakland Raiders backup quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

Pryor wore his new jersey in practice this week. He originally wore No. 6.

“I had to do a double take,” said quarterback Matt Flynn, who played at LSU along with Russell, according to NFL.com. “Not only was it a new number, the jersey looked a little big on him.”

Pryor also wore No. 2 when he played at Ohio State.

He sought to get the No. 2 jersey, but his former Raiders coach, Hue Jackson, didn’t think it was a good idea.

“Coach won’t let me wear No. 2. Why? I don’t know,” Pryor said. “You tell me.”

When Russell played for the Raiders, he posted abysmal numbers, leading Oakland to losing seasons. The former college standout is considered one of the biggest draft busts of all time.

According to the San Jose Mercury News, the only other Raiders to have worn No. 2 were quarterback Aaron Brooks in 2006 and punter Leo Araguz..

Several weeks ago, Russell tried out for the Bears.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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