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JaMarcus Russell talks on the phone with his new team as Raiders personnel director Jerry Davis stands by.

“I feel that was then and this is now,” Russell said. “This is a new year coming up and I can’t wait to get in and work with the guys, just show them I’m ready to work. And I want them to work as well, so we can get some things changed around. It’s part of a process, but we got to go through that process starting out this year.”

Kiffin also acknowledged he’s held talks with other teams about a possible trade of disgruntled wide receiver Randy Moss. New England and Green Bay are the teams most interested in acquiring the former Pro Bowl receiver, who has struggled in two seasons with Oakland.

Moss, who made five Pro Bowls in seven seasons with Minnesota, has 102 catches for 1,558 yards and 11 touchdowns with the Raiders. He expressed a desire to be traded last season and has not participated in any of Oakland’s offseason workouts or minicamps .

“We have had a number of calls about Randy and we’ve fielded those calls and had conversations but I’m not going to go any further than this because that’s not what this day is about,” Kiffin said.

From Russell’s perspective, he’d like to have a player like Moss to throw to.

“He is still Randy Moss,” Russell said. “It’s going to be exciting to go one-on-one with each other. I just can’t wait to get in and get the opportunity to do that.”

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