Purple Drank and Life Coaches: JaMarcus Hits a New Low

According to this article in Yahoo! Sports today, JaMarcus Russell’s life coach quit. John Lucas, who has had success mentoring young athletes in the past, reportedly told Russell to leave Houston. The two had been working together since September, which means some serious time had been put in.

You might remember JaMarcus’ last run-in with the headlines. Here he talks about Purple Drank, among other things. Whenever I drink purple Gatorade, which is my favorite flavor, I think about Russell. Purple Drank is now something I joke about with my friends around the office because of how funny it is to say.

I’m not saying addiction is funny. It’s affected my family and people that I care about more than I care to think much about. But Russell’s commitment is apparently laughable enough for John Lucas, bearer of second chances, to “give up” on him. While his career is probably over, hopefully he can turn his life around at some point. If he doesn’t, I suspect things will end very badly….