This is great.
The Oakland Raiders have filed a grievance against former quarterback JaMarcus Russell seeking repayment of $9.55 million, the team confirmed Thursday.
The grievance is based on the contention by the Raiders that the contract was changed at one point during Russell’s three-year stint with the organization and that he’s not allowed to keep all of the money he had collected prior to his May 7 release. Russell, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 NFL draft, was guaranteed $32 million as part of a six-year contract reportedly worth $68 million.
Yikes. Talk about buyer’s remorse. Is it safe to say that Russell is a bigger bust than Ryan Leaf at this point? At least Leaf won his first two games and never had the Chargers asking for money back. I love how the Raiders are claiming the contract somehow changed. Listen, if you simply ask for money back based on the fact that Russell sucks, I don’t think too many people are going to question that.
