McClain says he's done with interviews

ALAMEDA -- Rolando McClain has been anything but cooperative with the media in his young Raiders career, even if it's actually a required part of his job.So with the proclamation by the second-year middle linebacker's was done talking to the media on Thursday, in the wake of his arrest on four misdemeanor charges in his native Alabama last week, it was a tad comical."Nope," McClain said, when asked by reporters if he had a minute to talk. "I'm done for the rest of the year. Rest of my career. It was fun while it lasted."RELATED: McClain arrested in Alabama hometown after alleged gun incidentLast season, the then-rookie McClain took a shot at Raiders fans for low home attendance, saying he would only speak to the media when fans "sell out a damn game."This season, with the Raiders having already sold out all six home games, McClain has talked at least three times in the regular season, once in training camp.McClain, 22, could potentially be fined by the NFL for refusing to speak to the media.The eighth overall pick in the 2010 draft was charged last week with with assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and firing a gun inside the city limits. According to a police report, McClain held a gun to a man's head then fired it beside his ear.McClain's arraignment in Alabama is set for Jan. 24.

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