"The JaMarcus Russell saga isn't over yet, as the Raiders have filed a grievance with the NFL seeking $9.55 million of the more than $39 million the quarterback received during his three-year tenure with the team.

The Raiders confirmed the grievance filing to Yahoo! Sports, which first reported the story Thursday afternoon.

Raiders officials referred all questions to team attorney Jeff Birren, who told Yahoo! Sports: "We have filed a grievance against JaMarcus Russell and that's all we're going to say at this time."

Russell's agent, Eric Metz, didn't respond to an e-mail or return a phone call seeking comment for this story. Russell could not be reached for comment.

Metz told Yahoo! Sports the six-year contract that Russell signed as a rookie in 2007 called for the money in question to be guaranteed. The Raiders contend that $9.55 million came in the form of salary advances against future years.

"The money in question was fully guaranteed," Metz told Yahoo! Sports. "That is why JaMarcus was forced to hold out and miss all of training camp as a rookie. The Raiders know that, and this is our only comment.""