Jay Cutler Is No Jason Campbell

Colin LinneweberApr 7, 2009

Loyal and determined Washington Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell said, this past week, he continued to workout hard and focus on the upcoming 2009 NFL season, despite rampant rumors that his job was in limbo because Skins Owner Daniel Snyder was actively attempting to acquire Jay Cutler, the Denver Broncos former Pro Bowl signal-caller.

"I still went and worked out," said, Campbell, 27, the 2004 SEC Player of the Year who led the Auburn Tigers to an undefeated campaign on the gridiron that season. "My teammates said, 'Jason why are you here?' And I told them: 'I'm still the quarterback of this team until they get rid of me.'"

"Lips," who the Redskins traded-up to select with the 25th pick in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft, always believed that "a trade may not work out" and he is adamant that fans "haven't seen the best of" him to date.

"I won't miss time preparing for the season," promised the native of Mississippi who was born in the same hospital facility, on the identical day, as his Redskins teammate Clinton Portis in 1981.

In every conceivable way, Campbell, who threw for 3,245 yards and 13 touchdowns in comparison to six interceptions in 2008, acted and spoke like a true and utter professional throughout this entire ordeal and he seems to be the pleasant antithesis of Cutler at present.

Campbell, the boyfriend of 2007 Miss District of Columbia USA, Mercedes Lindsay, has vast potential behind the gun and don't be surprised if his play frequently causes a number of "Hail to the Redskins" renditions to erupt this autumn at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland.

"Lips" is an upstanding individual who is easy to cheer for and it's nice to know that players of his character remain in the ever controversial and scandalous NFL.