"The long-running miniseries continues about the $39.4-million man, JaMarcus Russell.

According to a report by Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports, the Raiders have filed a grievance to get back some of that money. The Raiders, of course, did not explain their legal position, only saying that they're trying to retrieve some of their former quarterback's windfall. As for Russell's representatives, they have said there's no basis for recovery. Thus, the lines have been drawn.

I have documented the money in this contract a few times, starting in December when Russell was benched in favor or Charlie Frye. He is, of course, the poster child for what's wrong with the rookie compensation system, a system that will be altered in the next Collective Bargaining Agreement since neither the union nor the NFL will be advocating for the continued disproportionate rewarding of top picks."