JaMarcus Russell was fired as high school coach after he allegedly stole a $74,000 donation from the school

Former Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell was removed from the football coaching staff at his former high school in Mobile, Alabama, after a lawsuit accused him of allegedly taking money for himself which was supposed to be a donation to the school, according to WKRG Sports

“JaMarcus Russell was relieved of his duties as a volunteer coach at Williamson High School in the fall of last year,” Mobile County Public Schools officials told WKRG.

Russell, 38, allegedly received a check for $74,000 from local business owner Chris Knowles, who was approached by Russell about donating to the Williamson High School football team for work at the purchase of the team's weight room equipment, according to court documents.

The school allegedly never saw Knowles' money because Russell allegedly deposited the check into a credit union and withdrew $55,000 of the allotted amount.

Knowles told WKRG he stopped paying the $74,000 check when Russell refused to provide a donation receipt and stopped answering calls.

The credit union gave Russell the money as a loan, at his request.

The high school has since banned Russell from its campus and from conversing with its football team, of which he was once a star player before heading to LSU for college.

The school could not confirm to WKRG whether the lawsuit was a factor in Russell's firing.

However, he reportedly attended an event for the football team this week but was immediately told he was not welcome.

“Earlier this week, Mr. Russell was reiterated that he was not allowed to be near the football program or on the school campus,” the school district told WKRG.

Russell is known as one of the biggest failures in NFL history after being selected as the Raiders' No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft.

After just three seasons – all with a losing record under Tom Cable – no other team wanted to sign him, and it was a sudden fallout for Russell.

He finished his career with a 7-18 record in 25 starts, with a 52.1 percent completion percentage for 18 touchdowns and 23 interceptions in 31 games.