JaMarcus Russell took the field with newly acquired Jason Campbell and the rest of his Raiders teammates for a minicamp on Friday. The Raiders acquired Campbell in a trade with the Washington Redskins last weekend, leading to reports that Russell could be cut before training camp or held out of the workouts to avoid an injury. Russell was out there working with fellow quarterbacks Campbell, Charlie Frye and Kyle Boller on Friday as the Raiders held their first formal on-field workout of the offseason. "My thing is to keep coming out to work until they tell me not to," Russell said. "I'm going to keep coming out to compete for the job and work my tail off." Despite reports that he had reached 300 pounds, Russell looked in decent shape, although the Raiders wouldn't say what the quarterback weighed. "He's been here in the offseason, he's worked," Cable said. "The kid's working his tail off. Let's leave it at that."

Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable said the team is negotiating a long-term deal with free-agent defensive lineman Richard Seymour. Cable said after the team's first minicamp practice Friday that the two sides are working on the deal, and that's why Seymour wasn't at the practice. The Raiders placed the exclusive franchise tag designation on Seymour in February. That prohibited him from negotiating with other teams and guaranteed him $12.398 million for the 2010 season.

The Raiders are have begun their minicamp and JaMarcus Russell is out on the field with the team.

The Raiders have signed free agent running back Rock Cartwright to a contract. The signing will give Oakland added depth at halfback, fullback and kick returner.

According to a report from ESPN's John Clayton, the Raiders are preparing to cut JaMarcus Russell. A decision has essentially been made and the timing is the only thing yet to be determined. Oakland acquired Jason Campbell on Saturday, leaving Russell third on the depth chart behind Bruce Gradkowski.

JaMarcus Russell now weighs over 300 pounds, according to a source close to the situation. Russell also isn't getting good advice from his family, according to the report. "It's a drag on the kid and they encourage his poor lifestyle," an NFL source told National Football Post.

The Raiders haven't gotten rid of JaMarcus Russell yet, but they dealt a shot to his safety when they acquired quarterback Jason Campbell from the Redskins on Saturday. Oakland got Campbell from Washington for a fourth round pick in 2012. Gwen Knapp of the San Francisco Chronicle writes that the Raiders need to get rid of Russell, and soon.

Jason Campbell expects to start for the Raiders. Oakland acquired the quarterback from Washington on Saturday in exchange for a fourth-round draft pick in 2012. Campbell previously signed a restricted free agent tender that pays him $3.14 million this season. He agreed to a $4.5 million extension with the Raiders for 2011, according to the Associated Press. "We can do some good things together," Campbell said of the Raiders. "I see they're putting together a good draft. They're putting together a defense that has been outstanding. Last year, their defense started to become one of the premier defenses in the league. If we can help out offensively and turn some things around, anything is possible."

The Washington Redskins Saturday acquired a fourth-round selection in the 2012 NFL Draft from the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Jason Campbell. Campbell played and started 52 games, completing 1,002-of-1,637 passes for 10,860 yards, 55 touchdowns and 38 interceptions in five seasons with the Redskins.

The Jaguars have acquired linebacker Kirk Morrison from the Raiders from a fourth-round pick. Jacksonville also got a fifth-rounder from Oakland in the deal. Morrison, who led Oakland in tackles the past four seasons, became expendable when the Raiders drafted Alabama star Rolando McClain in the first round Thursday.