Raiders work out Culpepper after prolonged Russell holdout

The Oakland Raiders have gone out this offseason and worked hard to remedy their quarterback situation. Both the acquisition of Josh McCown and drafting of JaMarcus Russell have gone a long way in building up the position.

But Russell’s prolonged holdout has the team scrambling for another quarterback to fit the bill. And that person just might be Daunte Culpepper.

“Daunte’s something we’ve been looking into for a little bit,” Kiffin said. “This is kind of the climax of that, working him out.”

It was originally rumored Oakland was interested in trading for Culpepper prior to the draft. One scenario had the Raiders drafting phenom wide receiver Calvin Johnson with the first pick and making a trade to acquire Culpepper as the starting quarterback.

And though the Raiders instead opted to draft Russell, Al Davis is probably still more than intrigued by the idea of signing a quarterback of Culpepper’s magnitude and ability. And though he does have strong credentials, his injury last season and his performance the season before have taken his stock to an all-time low, meaning the Raiders may be able to sign him at a much lesser price than he is actually worth to them.

It would be wise, too, to let Russell watch someone of a similar skill set play before he himself is thrust into the lineup.

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