Jamarcus Russell dumped by life coach

Jamarcus Russell has been dumped by his life coach.

According to reports, John Lucas who had been working with the 25-year-old flameout to get into shape in time for the 2011-12 season broke things off with the quarterback.

For awhile it seemed that Lucas, a former NBA standout, had been having a positive effect on Russell. ESPN reported in September that Lucas had Russell running on the track by 7 a.m. and lifting weights.

Even as late as March, the football star was tweeting about working out.

But somewhere, it all went downhill for Russell, who was released by Oakland last May. He had tryouts with the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins in November, but reportedly showed up overweight and out of shape despite Lucas’ best efforts.

“The title of your article should be, ‘It’s Over,’” a source said.

“It’s just amazing that you could say that about somebody who is 25 years old and just got drafted four years ago. But it’s been almost a year since he got cut and there’s no interest. Even before the lockout, nobody wanted to get near the kid.”

Russell, in his three seasons with the Raiders, started 25 games (only winning seven) and threw 18 touchdowns.