{"id":22606,"date":"2021-10-11T21:23:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T02:23:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22606"},"modified":"2021-10-11T21:56:44","modified_gmt":"2021-10-12T02:56:44","slug":"breaking-news-jon-gruden-is-gone-jon-gruden-is-done-in-the-nfl-the-las-vegas-raiders-coachs-emails-included-racial-homophobic-and-misogynistic-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=22606","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS, JON GRUDEN IS &#8220;GONE&#8221;, JON GRUDEN IS &#8220;DONE&#8221; IN THE NFL,  THE LAS VEGAS Raiders Coach\u2019s Emails Included RACIAL, Homophobic, and Misogynistic Comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sc-157agsr-1 sc-157agsr-2 fPgujn\">\n<div class=\"sc-1lmpmkf-2 kTCxzd\">\n<h2>WOW, PEOPLE ARE SAYING, &#8220;Jon Gruden&#8221;, is the perfect example of how mediocre white men get to thrive in the workplace<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1xcxnn7-0 eecYfW\"><strong>An average, overpaid white male leader saying racist things behind closed doors isn\u2019t surprising<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h1 class=\"nfl-c-article__title\">Mark Davis Statement<\/h1>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-article__dates\">Oct 11, 2021 at 07:18 PM<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article class=\"d3-l-section-row nfl-c-article \">\n<div class=\"d3-l-grid--outer\">\n<div class=\"d3-l-grid--inner\">\n<div class=\"nfl-c-article__header-image d3-l-col__col-12\">\n<div class=\"d3-o-media-object\">\n<figure class=\"d3-o-media-object__figure\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop_2x\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 2x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop_3x\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop_2x\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 2x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_12_desktop_3x\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_landscape_tablet\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_landscape_tablet_2x\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 2x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_landscape_tablet_3x\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg\" media=\"(min-width:768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_landscape_tablet\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_landscape_tablet_2x\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 2x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_landscape_tablet_3x\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_mobile\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_mobile_2x\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 2x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_mobile_3x\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_mobile\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 1x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_mobile_2x\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg 2x, https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_mobile_3x\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_mobile\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg\" alt=\"Image from iOS\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.clubs.nfl.com\/image\/private\/t_editorial_landscape_mobile\/t_lazy\/f_auto\/raiders\/xii96o9nd7x5leysflsq.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"d3-l-grid--outer\">\n<div class=\"nfl-c-article__body d3-l-grid--inner\" data-require=\"modules\/smoothScroller\" data-require-loaded=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"d3-l-grid--outer d3-l-section-row\">\n<div class=\"d3-l-grid--inner \" data-jsonid=\"fbab46bc-ba49-42f6-84ee-47ac954b3944\">\n<div id=\"scroll-relatedcontent\" class=\"d3-l-col__col-12\">\n<div class=\"d3-l-section-header\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div id=\"d3-o-footer__tab-panel-1\" class=\"d3-o-footer__tab-panel d3-t-footer__panel-1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"d3-o-footer__tab-panel-1\" data-js-hook=\"footer-nav-panel\">\n<nav role=\"navigation\">\n<ul class=\"d3-o-footer__panel-links\">\n<li class=\"d3-o-footer__panel-link-category\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"d3-l-wrap\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dbjc4n r-18u37iz r-1wbh5a2\">\n<div class=\"css-901oao css-bfa6kz r-14j79pv r-18u37iz r-37j5jr r-a023e6 r-16dba41 r-rjixqe r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">@NFL<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 dhDQnh align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\" data-id=\"077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"3272\" data-height=\"1840\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\" (max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px, (min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px), 800px \" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Jon Gruden\u2019s coaching career is somehow celebrated despite a lifetime record barely above .500.\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987.jpg 1600w\" data-chomp-id=\"077bc248231f31e75d8f0cce4da3a987\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Jon Gruden\u2019s coaching career is somehow celebrated despite a lifetime record barely above .500.\" data-anim-src=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-4 bNSWel image-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\">Jon Gruden\u2019s coaching career is somehow celebrated despite a lifetime record barely above .500.<\/figcaption><div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-4 bNSWel image-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM has-caption\">Photo: Getty Images<\/figcaption><div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-4 bNSWel image-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Jon Gruden isn\u2019t good at his job. His true talent is making you think he is.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>The Oakland Raiders head coach has been able to stick around the NFL as both a coach and commentator because he has a Super Bowl ring. However, smart people will quickly remind you that Gruden\u2019s crowning achievement was given, not earned, as the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers weren\u2019t his creation. The team, and most notably its standout defense, was built by Gruden\u2019s predecessor, Tony Dungy \u2014 a Black man.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Dungy\u2019s race has to be mentioned because \u201crace\u201d is why Gruden is in hot water for making racist comments about NFL Players Association president DeMaurice Smith \u2014 a Black man \u2014 <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nfl-sports-business-washington-football-team-demaurice-smith-5ce9184e4aed34574f71555d2e4d4a0f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nfl-sports-business-washington-football-team-demaurice-smith-5ce9184e4aed34574f71555d2e4d4a0f&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">in 2011 when he said<\/a>, \u201cDum\u00adb\u00adoriss Smith has lips the size of michellin [sic] tires.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>\u201cThis is not the first racist comment that I\u2019ve heard and it probably will not be the last,\u201d <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/josinaanderson\/status\/1446584369234186248?s=21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/josinaanderson\/status\/1446584369234186248?s=21&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">Smith said<\/a>. \u201cThis is a thick-skin job for someone with dark skin, just like it always has been for many people who look like me and work in corporate America. You know people are sometimes saying things behind your back that are racist just like you see people talk and write about you using thinly coded and racist language.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>\u201cRacism like this comes from the fact that I\u2019m at the same table as they are and they don\u2019t think someone who looks like me belongs. I\u2019m sorry my family has to see something like this but I would rather they know. I will not let it define me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Ironically enough, on the same day the news broke about Gruden\u2019s past comments, NFLPA team representatives voted to keep Smith in his role, a move that was not guaranteed amid <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/30930834\/inside-dual-legacies-nfl-players-union-boss-demaurice-smith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/30930834\/inside-dual-legacies-nfl-players-union-boss-demaurice-smith&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">multiple reports<\/a> earlier this year speculating that Smith <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32351380\/nflpa-executive-director-demaurice-smith-job-jeopardy-executive-committee-vote-sources-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32351380\/nflpa-executive-director-demaurice-smith-job-jeopardy-executive-committee-vote-sources-say&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">might have been on his way out<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Black people tend to come together in the face of racism.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>But instead of using this moment to show actual remorse for what he did, Gruden \u2014 like most white men who get caught saying or doing something wrong \u2014 made things worse with his indignance at being held accountable. And after Sunday\u2019s <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/game\/score\/nfl\/27305914\/57ae68b3-ba91-4f9d-a605-44096c4a885c\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/game\/score\/nfl\/27305914\/57ae68b3-ba91-4f9d-a605-44096c4a885c&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">loss to the Bears<\/a>, Gruden went <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A-QpXVV6qLk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A-QpXVV6qLk&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">full Brett Kavanaugh<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>\u201cI\u2019m not a racist,\u201d <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/lasvegassun.com\/news\/2021\/oct\/11\/jon-gruden-again-says-hes-not-a-racist-after-raide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/lasvegassun.com\/news\/2021\/oct\/11\/jon-gruden-again-says-hes-not-a-racist-after-raide\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">he declared<\/a>. Which is what all racists say when they get exposed. He followed that up by saying, \u201cI\u2019m not going to answer all these questions today,\u201d as he felt that a series of questions about the biggest story in the NFL was overkill.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>When things you\u2019ve never been qualified for get handed to you, it makes you soft. Like how when Gruden got a TV show when he was at ESPN, <em>Jon Gruden\u2019s QB Camp<\/em>, he proceeded to fawn over every prospect he met with, and failed more than he succeeded with his predictions on their NFL careers. And then, when he returned to coaching, the Raiders signed him to a 10-year, $100 million contract, although his winning percentage is barely over .500 and he\u2019s only made the playoffs five times in his 15 years as a head coach. However, rewarding a mediocre coach with a ridiculous contract wasn\u2019t the most egregious thing the Raiders did in 2018 \u2014 it was whom they chose to put in power, and how they did it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>In case you forgot, Raiders owner Mark Davis <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/raiders\/mark-davis-told-jack-del-rio-he-wanted-jon-gruden-every-chance-he-got\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/bayarea\/raiders\/mark-davis-told-jack-del-rio-he-wanted-jon-gruden-every-chance-he-got&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">basically admitted to hiring Gruden<\/a> before he fired then-head coach Jack Del Rio. The Raiders skirted the Rooney rule, their interviews with Tee Martin and Bobby Johnson all for show. Then, with Gruden in place, the Raiders hired Mike Mayock to be their general manager. Mayock had no prior front office experience before he got the job \u2014 he was previously an NFL Network draft analyst who once said he\u2019d take Blaine Gabbert over Cam Newton. But, according to reports, <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2813295-mike-freemans-10-point-stance-is-the-rooney-rule-broken\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2813295-mike-freemans-10-point-stance-is-the-rooney-rule-broken&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">Gruden wanted Mayock<\/a>, and the Raiders weren\u2019t going to let the Rooney Rule stop them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Two white men, in a Black league, were hired in positions of power from which people of color are often excluded, all because their employer finagled a rule put in place to prevent these exact situations from happening \u2014 or at the very least making them less common \u2014 all while neither Gruden nor Mayock had proven that they were worthy of the jobs, or the salaries that come along with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>If this isn\u2019t a picture-perfect example of how race and gender work for the benefit of unqualified white men in America, then I challenge you to find a better example.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Ultimately Gruden may be fined for his words, and could even face a suspension of some sort. However, whatever the \u201cpunishment\u201d is, it won\u2019t fit the crime. The league can\u2019t come down on him too harshly since he wasn\u2019t an employee at the time, and the Raiders\u2019 hands are tied as well, as Gruden was working for ESPN when he hit send on that email.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"r43lxo-0 IJbQx js_post-content\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>So if you\u2019re looking for somebody to make an example out of Gruden, that\u2019s not going to happen. This is just the latest incident in which the flawed character of a white man in charge has been exposed, as we\u2019re seeing just how so many people really think about people of color. However, the silver lining in all of this is that on Sunday, the Bears beat the Raiders. The win gave Justin Fields \u2014 a young Black quarterback \u2014 a winning record for the season, while Gruden was forced to play Nathan Peterman, <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2804566-is-nathan-peterman-the-worst-nfl-quarterback-ever\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/2804566-is-nathan-peterman-the-worst-nfl-quarterback-ever&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">the worst quarterback in NFL history<\/a>. That\u2019s sweet serendipity.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-157agsr-1 sc-157agsr-2 fPgujn\">\n<div class=\"sc-1lmpmkf-2 kTCxzd\">\n<header class=\"sc-1efpnfq-1 hQgdUv\">\n<h1 class=\"sc-1efpnfq-0 biSEwE\"><strong>It\u2019s time for the Raiders or the NFL to get Jon Gruden off the sidelines<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1xcxnn7-0 eecYfW\"><strong>Now is a great opportunity to \u2018protect the shield\u2019 from racism<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 dhDQnh align--bleed js_lazy-image js_marquee-assetfigure\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\" data-id=\"d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"3825\" data-height=\"2151\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" draggable=\"auto\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\" (max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px), (max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px), (min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px, (min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px), 800px \" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 1600w\" alt=\"Jon Gruden would be facing actual consequences if the NFL or Mark Davis\u2019 Raiders cared enough to act on their supposed commitment to inclusion.\u00a0\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c.jpg 1600w\" data-chomp-id=\"d1ab97cd14a71cdaf4d49979d172572c\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Jon Gruden would be facing actual consequences if the NFL or Mark Davis\u2019 Raiders cared enough to act on their supposed commitment to inclusion.\u00a0\" data-anim-src=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-4 bNSWel image-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\"><strong>Jon Gruden would be facing actual consequences if the NFL or Mark Davis\u2019 Raiders cared enough to act on their supposed commitment to inclusion.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/figcaption><div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-4 bNSWel image-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM has-caption\">Photo: Getty Images<\/figcaption><div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hidecredit=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-4 bNSWel image-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Another day, another bigot begging for karma to bite him in the ass. This time it\u2019s Jon Gruden, who never thought the racist remarks he made in correspondence several years ago would see the light of day.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>According to a report by Andrew Beaton of the <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/jon-gruden-email-demaurice-smith-11633721045\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/jon-gruden-email-demaurice-smith-11633721045&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\"><em>Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>, the Las Vegas Raiders head coach used a racially charged description of NFL Players Association President DeMaurice Smith in an email to former Washington GM Bruce Allen. Gruden, who worked for ESPN at the time, sent the message to Allen during the NFL lockout of 2011.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>\u201cDumboriss Smith has lips the size of michellin [sic] tires,\u201d Gruden wrote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>To be a 58-year-old white man in America and have zero knowledge surrounding the racial implications of describing any Black person that way? It\u2019s bullshit. You can miss me with that nonsense. Gruden knows exactly what he did. He knew the history and the context when he sent that email. The racial trope Gruden used to describe Smith is <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ferris.edu\/HTMLS\/news\/jimcrow\/antiblack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.ferris.edu\/HTMLS\/news\/jimcrow\/antiblack\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">in line with Mammy, Aunt Jemima, and some of Disney\u2019s racist cartoons<\/a> using <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3ipamH6EEwI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3ipamH6EEwI&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">anti-Black imagery<\/a> dating back to the 1920s.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>\u201cI was upset,\u201d <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/raiders-coach-jon-gruden-apologizes-after-racist-comments-surface-about-n1281162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/raiders-coach-jon-gruden-apologizes-after-racist-comments-surface-about-n1281162&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">Gruden said<\/a> this week. \u201cI used a horrible way of explaining it.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>\u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s dumb. I don\u2019t think he\u2019s a liar,\u201d he told WSJ. \u201cI don\u2019t have a racial bone in my body, and I\u2019ve proven that for 58 years.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>So Gruden doesn\u2019t think Smith is dumb. Alright, he was angry and went overboard. But apparently Gruden stands by his \u201clips the size of michellin tires\u2019\u2019 comment \u2014 there was no mention of it in his apology, besides explaining how he\u2019s used the term \u201crubber lips\u2019\u2019 in the past, referring to people he thought were lying. This certainly doesn\u2019t prove that Gruden has no \u201cracial bone in his body,\u201d as he claims.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Of course, the NFL was quick to condemn the remarks of one of its most popular coaches over the past two decades, as if the league\u2019s own moral compass had finally led it in the right direction. Gruden should be called out by the NFL, by ESPN, and by anyone who\u2019s sick of attitudes like this toward people of color and other minorities in this country.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>\u201cThe email from Jon Gruden denigrating DeMaurice Smith is appalling, abhorrent, and wholly contrary to the NFL\u2019s values,\u201d <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jon-gruden-demaurice-smith-racist-comment-4e47bcc894a4a2945d6593710cfb3310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jon-gruden-demaurice-smith-racist-comment-4e47bcc894a4a2945d6593710cfb3310&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">said league spokesman Brian McCarthy<\/a>. \u201cWe condemn the statement and regret any harm that its publication may inflict on Mr. Smith or anyone else.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>The Raiders also released a statement addressing Gruden\u2019s comments, taking great care to pass the buck by making it clear that he wasn\u2019t employed by the team when he sent the message.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>It\u2019s especially appalling to see this type of incident happening within the Raiders organization. Under Al Davis\u2019 guidance, the Raiders were known for inclusion and diversity. The team had always been known for giving high-profile opportunities to racial minorities and women.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Davis appointed Tom Flores to succeed John Madden in 1979, making Flores the league\u2019s first-ever minority head coach. In 1989, Davis made Art Shell the first Black head coach in professional football history. And Davis named a woman, Amy Trask, to the position of team CEO in 1997. Davis wouldn\u2019t have given a rat\u2019s ass that Gruden\u2019s comments came before he worked for the Raiders \u2014 I don\u2019t believe he would have been OK with any of this.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>Now the onus is on the current Raiders owner \u2014 Davis\u2019 son Mark \u2014 and, ultimately, the NFL. Even if the Raiders do nothing to discipline Gruden, the league can and should step in with some type of disciplinary action. If they\u2019re as committed to diversity and inclusion as they claim to be, this is the perfect opportunity to prove it. Send his ass home for a few games. Send his ass home for the rest of the season. Show us this type of behavior won\u2019t be tolerated, no matter whose watch it\u2019s on. As a head coach, <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/your-weekend-roundup-of-b-s-1847832293\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/your-weekend-roundup-of-b-s-1847832293&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">Gruden represents the NFL<\/a>. Protect the shield. Isn\u2019t that the NFL\u2019s slogan? Well, this is a horrible look for the shield. That is, if they are as genuinely concerned as they claim to be.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>As for <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/raiders-coach-jon-gruden-apologizes-after-racist-comments-surface-about-n1281162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/sports\/raiders-coach-jon-gruden-apologizes-after-racist-comments-surface-about-n1281162&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">DeMaurice Smith<\/a>, he\u2019s chosen to take the high road in response to this story.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>\u201cThis is not the first racist comment that I\u2019ve heard, and it probably will not be the last.\u201d Smith told the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em>. \u201cThis is a thick skin job for someone with dark skin, just like it always has been for many people who look like me and work in corporate America. You know people are sometimes saying things behind your back that are racist just like you see people talk and write about you using thinly coded and racist language.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>\u201cRacism like this comes from the fact that I\u2019m at the same table as they are, and they don\u2019t think someone who looks like me belongs. I\u2019m sorry my family has to see something like this, but I would rather they know. I will not let it define me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"r43lxo-0 IJbQx js_post-content\">\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\"><strong>In the following days and weeks, NFL fans will be watching to see how the NFL handles this story. It has also come out that <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32372275\/jon-gruden-says-2011-emails-flagged-nfl-included-vulgar-criticism-commissioner-roger-goodell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32372275\/jon-gruden-says-2011-emails-flagged-nfl-included-vulgar-criticism-commissioner-roger-goodell&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\">Gruden made disparaging remarks about Commissioner Roger Goodell<\/a> in the same 2011 emails. The exact comments Gruden made about Goodell have not been made public (yet), but those will almost surely be \u201cleaked\u201d eventually. Maybe that\u2019s what it\u2019ll take for the NFL to care.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-w6ymp8 e1wiw3jv0\"><strong>A trove of emails in a separate workplace misconduct case shows Raiders Coach Jon Gruden went beyond previously disclosed racist comments to issue broad tirad.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-10cldcv\">\n<div class=\"css-151u6du\" data-testid=\"share-toolbar\">\n<div class=\"css-d8bdto\" role=\"toolbar\" aria-label=\"Social Media Share buttons, Save button, and Comments Panel with current comment count\" data-testid=\"share-tools\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1h3kdrk ehw59r12\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-h7jfto ehw59r14\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-8h527k\" data-testid=\"lazy-image\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\"><strong><picture class=\"css-1j5kxti\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 60vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\">\n<h1 class=\"nfl-c-article__title\">Jon Gruden DONE, HE&#8217;S OUT as Las Vegas Raiders head coach<\/h1>\n<div class=\"d3-l-col__col-8\">\n<div class=\"nfl-c-article__container \">\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><strong>Following recent articles in The Wall Street Journal and New York Times detailing the use of racist, homophobic and misogynistic terms by Jon Gruden in emails reportedly dating back to 2010, Gruden has resigned as Las Vegas Raiders head coach, NFL Network&#8217;s Tom Pelissero reported Monday night.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><strong>Gruden was five games into the fourth season of a 10-year contract with the franchise, for which he previously coached in a prior stint.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><strong>The resignation of Gruden, 58, comes three days removed from a report from the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfl.com\/news\/raiders-nfl-condemn-jon-gruden-for-using-racial-trope-in-2011-email-to-describe-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0The Wall Street Journal\u00a0<\/a>that detailed a 2011 email in which he used a racial trope to describe NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith, who is Black, and less than two hours after the release of a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/football\/what-did-jon-gruden-say.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times article on Monday night<\/a>\u00a0that revealed Gruden used homophobic and misogynistic terms in other emails dating back to 2010.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><strong>Gruden spoke with Raiders owner Mark Davis on Monday to inform Davis of his decision to step down, Pelissero reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><strong>Having coached the Raiders initially from 1998-2001, Gruden returned to the franchise in 2018 and signed a 10-year, $100 million contract to become the head coach once again.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><strong>Less than halfway through his contract, Gruden is leaving the franchise after a fall that began Friday and concluded Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nfl-c-body-part nfl-c-body-part--text\">\n<p><strong>Around the NFL will have more shortly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"css-oyt3a4 euiyums1\">\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"sizeMedium layoutHorizontal css-1a1lp8y\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-bsn42l\"><strong><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-rq4mmj\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 60vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-1\/merlin_195402849_114c3516-3f6a-4b1d-abe4-2787d1e45391-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"In a post-game news conference Sunday, Raiders Coach Jon Gruden addressed an email in which he used a racist trope to describe DeMaurice Smith, the head of the N.F.L. Players Association.\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div><figcaption class=\"css-13o4bnb e18f7pbr0\"><strong><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">In a post-game news conference Sunday, Raiders Coach Jon Gruden addressed an email in which he used a racist trope to describe DeMaurice Smith, the head of the N.F.L. Players Association.<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>When the vaunted N.F.L. coach Jon Gruden was confronted with a <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/08\/sports\/football\/nfl-demaurice-smith-jon-gruden-racist-comment.html\">racist email he had sent in 2011 to insult the head of the players\u2019 union<\/a>, he said he went too far but didn\u2019t have \u201ca blade of racism\u201d in him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>But league officials as part of a separate workplace misconduct investigation that did not directly involve him have found that Gruden, now the coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, casually and frequently unleashed misogynistic and homophobic language over several years to denigrate people around the game and to mock some of the league\u2019s momentous changes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>He denounced the emergence of women as referees, the drafting of a gay player and the tolerance of <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/06\/05\/sports\/football\/george-floyd-kaepernick-kneeling-nfl-protests.html\">players protesting<\/a> during the playing of the national anthem, according to emails reviewed by The New York Times.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Gruden\u2019s messages were sent to Bruce Allen, the former president of the Washington Football Team, and others, while he was working for ESPN as a color analyst during \u201cMonday Night Football,\u201d the sports network\u2019s weekly prime-time telecast of N.F.L. games. In the emails, Gruden called the league\u2019s commissioner, Roger Goodell, a \u201cfaggot\u201d and a \u201cclueless anti football pussy\u201d and said that Goodell should not have pressured Jeff Fisher, then the coach of the Rams, to draft \u201cqueers,\u201d a reference to Michael Sam, a gay player chosen by the team in 2014.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>In numerous emails during a seven-year period ending in early 2018, Gruden criticized Goodell and the league for trying to reduce concussions and said that Eric Reid, a player who had demonstrated during the playing of the national anthem, should be fired. In several instances, Gruden used a homophobic slur to refer to Goodell and offensive language to describe some N.F.L. owners, coaches and journalists who cover the league.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Gruden, Allen, the N.F.L., and the Raiders did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Although not with a team at the time, Gruden was still influential in the league and highly coveted as a coach. He had won a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following the 2002 season. And in 2018, he was hired for his second stint as the head coach of the Raiders franchise, which includes defensive lineman Carl Nassib, the <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/21\/sports\/football\/carl-nassib-gay-nfl.html\">first active N.F.L. player to publicly declare that he is gay<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>The league said last week that it shared emails with the Raiders in which Gruden made derogatory comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong><a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32372275\/jon-gruden-says-2011-emails-flagged-nfl-included-vulgar-criticism-commissioner-roger-goodell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gruden told ESPN on Sunday that the league was reviewing emails<\/a> in which he criticized Goodell, and explained that he had been upset about team owners\u2019 lockout of the players in 2011, when some of the emails were written. Gruden said in that interview that had used an expletive to refer to Goodell and that he did so because he disapproved of Goodell\u2019s emphasis on safety, which he believed was scaring parents into steering their sons away from football.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>But Gruden\u2019s behavior was not limited to 2011. Gruden exchanged emails with Allen and other men that included photos of women wearing only bikini bottoms, including one photo of two Washington team cheerleaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-ft06pv ehw59r12\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-15g4vwj ehw59r14\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-8h527k\" data-testid=\"lazy-image\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\"><strong><picture class=\"css-1j5kxti\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 60vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-1l3p632 e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\">\n<p><strong>Jon Gruden is out as the head coach of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lv\/las-vegas-raiders\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a>, a source confirmed to on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Raiders owner Mark Davis arrived at the team&#8217;s facility earlier Monday evening and went to find Gruden, a source told Schefter. The two men met, and Gruden no longer will be the Raiders&#8217; head coach, the source said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NFL Network was first to report Gruden&#8217;s departure from the team.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The news comes in the wake of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/football\/what-did-jon-gruden-say.html?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times report<\/a> that Gruden used misogynistic and anti-gay language in numerous emails during a seven-year period.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The NFL sent the Raiders additional Gruden emails to review, on top of the one about NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith that surfaced last week, and others Gruden recently confirmed to ESPN, sources told Schefter on Monday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to The Times, Gruden sent emails to Bruce Allen, then the president of the Washington Football Team, and others during a seven-year period that ended in 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gruden emailed Allen that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell should not have pressured then-Rams coach Jeff Fisher to draft &#8220;queers,&#8221; referring to former defensive end Michael Sam, a gay player drafted in 2014, according to The Times. The Times also reported that Gruden used an anti-gay slur in several instances while referring to Goodell, and used offensive language to describe some owners, coaches and media members who cover the league.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The emails also included harsh language for a handful of team owners involved in the 2011 labor disagreement that led to a lockout at the time. The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that Gruden, in an email to Allen, said Smith had &#8220;lips the size of michellin tires,&#8221; with the newspaper saying it had reviewed the email in question.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gruden told ESPN that he routinely used the term &#8220;rubber lips&#8221; to &#8220;refer to a guy I catch as lying &#8230; he can&#8217;t spit it out.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;I&#8217;m ashamed I insulted De Smith. I never had a racial thought when I used it,&#8221; Gruden told ESPN. &#8220;I&#8217;m embarrassed by what&#8217;s out there. I certainly never meant for it to sound that bad.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The emails came to light during the NFL&#8217;s investigation into workplace misconduct with Washington, as &#8220;the league was informed of the existence of emails that raised issues beyond the scope of that investigation,&#8221; according to NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy. Senior league executives reviewed the content of more than 650,000 emails, including the one the Journal reported was written by Gruden to Allen. The NFL sent pertinent emails to the Raiders for review.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gruden, 58, was an analyst on ESPN&#8217;s Monday Night Football at the time of the emails and returned to the sidelines in 2018 when Raiders owner Mark Davis lured him back with a 10-year contract worth a reported $100 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Raiders, off to a 3-1 start before hosting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/chi\/chicago-bears\">Chicago Bears<\/a> on Sunday, have gone 22-30 under Gruden this time around after he initially coached the Raiders from 1998 to 2001. He was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/tb\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> and beat his former team in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Raiders have had one winning season and playoff appearance since, in 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-8h527k\" data-testid=\"lazy-image\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\"><strong><picture class=\"css-1j5kxti\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1m50asq\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 60vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/11nfl-gruden-3\/merlin_189842424_6e4571cf-2d99-470c-bbaf-e7703a3f8985-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"Gruden greeted defensive lineman Carl Nassib, who publicly announced he is gay in June.\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1l44abu ewdxa0s0\"><strong><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Gruden greeted defensive lineman Carl Nassib, who publicly announced he is gay in June<\/span><span class=\"css-cnj6d5 e1z0qqy90\">.<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Gruden also criticized President Obama during his re-election campaign in 2012, as well as then-vice president Joe Biden, whom Gruden called a \u201cnervous clueless pussy.\u201d He used similar words to describe Goodell and DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the N.F.L. Players Association.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>The league is already investigating Gruden as a result of another email he wrote to Allen in 2011 in which he used racist terms to describe Smith, who is Black.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>In that email, Gruden, who is white and was working for ESPN at the time, criticized Smith\u2019s intelligence and used a racist trope to describe his face. The correspondence was first <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/jon-gruden-email-demaurice-smith-11633721045?mod=e2tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> by The Wall Street Journal and <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/08\/sports\/football\/nfl-demaurice-smith-jon-gruden-racist-comment.html\">confirmed by The New York Times<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>The league, Smith, and Mark Davis, the owner of the Raiders, all denounced Gruden\u2019s comments, but the coach thus far has not been penalized and he coached his team in its game on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Gruden said Friday that he did not remember sending the email and that his language \u201cwent too far,\u201d adding, \u201cI never had a blade of racism in me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Gruden&#8217;s emails to Allen, who was fired by the Washington Football Team at the end of 2019, were reviewed as part of an N.F.L. investigation<a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/07\/01\/sports\/football\/nfl-washington-fine-snyder.html\"> of workplace misconduct within the franchise that ended this summer<\/a>. Goodell instructed league executives to look at more than 650,000 emails during the past few months, including those in which Gruden made offensive remarks. Last week, Goodell received a summary of their findings and the league sent the Raiders some of the emails written by Gruden.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>In the exchanges, Gruden used his personal email account while Allen wrote from his team account. In some cases, Allen initiated the conversations and Gruden chimed in, while in other cases, they trade vulgar comments several times.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Some of the emails between Gruden and Allen also included businessmen friends, Ed Droste, the co-founder of Hooters; Jim McVay, an executive who has run the Outback Bowl, annually held in Tampa, Fla.; and Nick Reader, the founder of PDQ Restaurants, a Tampa-based fried chicken franchise. The exchanges begin as early as 2010 while Gruden was an analyst for \u201cMonday Night Football.\u201d In 2018, <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/nfl\/2018\/9\/10\/17842178\/jon-gruden-oakland-raiders-coach-khalil-mack-offseason-moves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he signed a 10-year, $100 million contract<\/a> to coach the Raiders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-vjfi4v ehw59r12\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<div class=\"css-tux0zj ehw59r13\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-overlay\">\n<div class=\"css-1fkjhpg ehw59r14\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"css-8h527k\" data-testid=\"lazy-image\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\"><strong><picture class=\"css-1j5kxti\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 60vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"css-79elbk\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"css-1a48zt4 ehw59r15\" data-testid=\"photoviewer-children\">\n<figure class=\"img-sz-medium css-1l3p632 e1g7ppur0\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"media\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 erfvjey0\">\n<p><strong><span class=\"css-1ly73wi e1tej78p0\">Image<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"css-8h527k\" data-testid=\"lazy-image\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazyimage-container\"><strong><picture class=\"css-1j5kxti\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=600\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 3),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 3dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 288dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1200\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 2dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-mobileMasterAt3x.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale&amp;width=1800\" media=\"(max-width: 599px) and (min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 1dppx),(max-width: 599px) and (min-resolution: 96dpi)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"css-1m50asq\" src=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&amp;auto=webp&amp;disable=upscale\" sizes=\"((min-width: 600px) and (max-width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min-width: 1005px) 60vw, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-articleLarge.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 600w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-jumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 1024w,https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/12\/sports\/11nfl-gruden2-print\/merlin_166491963_ac4ae9c9-b96c-47be-b917-36aa4b556979-superJumbo.jpg?quality=90&amp;auto=webp 2048w\" alt=\"Bruce Allen was fired by the Washington Football Team at the end of 2019.\" \/><\/picture><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"css-1l44abu ewdxa0s0\"><strong><span class=\"css-16f3y1r e13ogyst0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Bruce Allen was fired by the Washington Football Team at the end of 2019.<\/span><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Droste, McVay, and Reader did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Gruden and Allen are longtime friends and colleagues. Allen was a senior executive with the Raiders from 1995 to 2003, when he worked with Gruden, who was head coach of the team from 1998 to 2001. Gruden became head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002 and beat the Raiders in the Super Bowl that season. Allen became the general manager there in 2004. Allen and Gruden both left the Buccaneers after the 2008 season. While Gruden moved on to a broadcast role with ESPN, Allen became the general manager in Washington in 2010 and later the team\u2019s president.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Taken together, the emails provide an unvarnished look into the clubby culture of one N.F.L. circle of peers, where white male decision makers felt comfortable sharing pornographic images, deriding the league policies, and jocularly sharing homophobic language.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Allen, who is the son of legendary N.F.L. coach George Allen, and Gruden \u2014 whose father coached at Notre Dame and whose brother, Jay, was head coach in Washington from 2014 to 2019 \u2014 are part of an exclusive network that cycles between N.F.L. teams, networks and companies affiliated with the league.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Their banter flies in the face of the league\u2019s public denouncements of racism and sexism and its promises to be more inclusive amid criticism for not listening to the concerns of Black players, who make up about 70 percent of rosters. The N.F.L. has in the past struggled to discipline personnel who have committed acts of domestic violence and been condemned for failing to adequately address harassment of women, including N.F.L. cheerleaders.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>In June, the N.F.L. congratulated Nassib after he became the <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/06\/21\/sports\/football\/carl-nassib-gay-nfl.html\">first active N.F.L. player to publicly declare that he is gay<\/a>. Goodell said he was \u201cproud of Carl for courageously sharing his truth today. Representation matters.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Privately, Allen and Gruden appeared to have few boundaries in expressing homophobic and transphobic language. In one email from 2015 that includes Droste, McVay and others, Gruden crudely asked Allen to tell Bryan Glazer, whose family owns the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where Gruden coached until 2008, to perform oral sex on him. Allen said Glazer would \u201ctake you up on that offer.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>Allen and Gruden also mocked Caitlyn Jenner, who received an award from ESPN in 2015 after she transitioned.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>In an email from 2015, Allen and Gruden criticized a congressional bill that aimed to force the Washington franchise to change its name, which some Native Americans and others have denounced as a slur. Again using a vulgar term, Gruden took aim at Goodell and his staff even though the commissioner had initially defended the team\u2019s right to keep the name.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>In 2017, Droste shared with the group a sexist meme of a female referee to which Gruden replied, \u201cNice job roger.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>That same year, Gruden was sent <a class=\"css-1g7m0tk\" title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/memo-nfl-players-ask-roger-goodell-support-racial-equality-campaign-031110505.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a link to an article<\/a> about N.F.L. players calling on Goodell to support their efforts promoting racial equality and criminal justice reform. Gruden had advice for Goodell:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"css-axufdj evys1bk0\"><strong>\u201cHe needs to hide in his concussion protocol tent,\u201d he wrote.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"><\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"related-links-block css-1j2g5xc epkadsg3\">\n<div class=\"css-1xdhyk6 epkadsg2\">\n<div class=\"css-1q1d7up e16ij5yr7\">\n<div class=\"css-1pksd7f e16ij5yr0\"><strong><img class=\"css-1p6jru7 e16ij5yr1\" sizes=\"(max-width:740px) 75px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/09\/sports\/09nfl-smith1-print\/09nfl-smith-thumbStandard.jpg 75w, https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2021\/10\/09\/sports\/09nfl-smith1-print\/merlin_195997863_a11517c3-e646-499b-81f8-a523d911285b-threeByTwoSmallAt2X.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1l19kgc e16ij5yr5\">\n<div class=\"css-18k65ak e16ij5yr3\"><strong>Raiders Coach Made Racist Comment About N.F.L. Players\u2019 Union Chief<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WOW, PEOPLE ARE SAYING, &#8220;Jon Gruden&#8221;, is the perfect example of how mediocre white men get to thrive in the workplace An average, overpaid white male leader saying racist things behind closed doors isn\u2019t surprising Mark Davis Statement Oct 11, 2021 at 07:18 PM &nbsp; &nbsp; @NFL Jon Gruden\u2019s coaching career is somehow celebrated despite [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2405,11,4003,8,1314,2432,1456,1156,13,2404,2406,14,104,124,1,39,12,7,9,10],"tags":[4807,4805,977,4806],"class_list":["post-22606","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-business","category-cfl","category-entertainment","category-global-business-entrepreneurs","category-global-gamers","category-global-news-updates-and-more","category-global-sports","category-health","category-high-school-sports","category-mbs-hss","category-most-commented","category-ncaa","category-ncaa-football","category-news","category-nfl","category-scitech","category-sports","category-us","category-world","tag-raiders","tag-national-football-league","tag-nfl","tag-nfl-com","et-has-post-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22606"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22606\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22606"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22606"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}