JaMarcus Russell knows his career didn’t turn out the way he or anyone else wanted it to. The former No. 1 overall pick by the then-Oakland Raiders in 2007 lasted just three seasons in the NFL before he was released in 2010 and never played another NFL snap. But he also believes he was never truly given a chance to succeed on the Raiders and that helped fuel his status as one of the worst draft picks of all time. Russell talked about what went wrong on The Pivot Podcast with former NFL players… Source link
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Walmart is putting its nearly $18 billion cash hoard to good use this year, and how it’s spending it should absolutely scare the heck out of most other retailers. Somewhat getting lost in the market’s maniacal focus on Walmart’s fourth quarter earnings miss on Thursday are two new aspects to the retailer that could help widen its competitive moat. While investors don’t seem to care much about them today (shares are down 6% post earnings), it could seriously alter Walmart’s future earnings… Source link
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