JaMarcus Russell felt he had a strong relationship with Lane Kiffin and said the two often joked with one another. They worked together closely during the offseason and into training camp, and would routinely exchange text messages after games. But Al Davis accused Kiffin of not wanting to draft Russell, a charge Russell found surprising. "It just kind of came out of nowhere," Russell said Thursday. "I really don't think myself or coach Kiffin or anybody else were looking for that to come out that way."