Jon Gruden’s second tenure as Raiders’ head coach ended abruptly Monday night, four days after revelations of racist, misogynistic and anti-gay emails surfaced.
Jon Gruden resignation
Jon Gruden’s second tenure as the Raiders’ coach ended Monday, four days after revelations of racist, misogynistic and anti-gay emails surfaced. Here is a timeline from the past four days:
The NFLPA chief said Gruden has reached out to him, but believes the issue of race in sports is much larger than just one incident.
Raiders players insisted Sunday that Jon Gruden’s controversy had nothing to do with their embarrassing performance against the Chicago Bears. But what else would you expect them to say?
Fans at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday offered differing opinions about Jon Gruden and his demeaning email comments about players union chief DeMaurice Smith, who is Black.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden used vulgar language to describe NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in one of several emails that were among the materials provided by the league to the Raiders this past week, Gruden confirmed to ESPN.
While defending Jon Gruden from accusations that he is racist, Tim Brown indicated Saturday he wouldn’t be shocked if Raiders owner Mark Davis fired him.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden has some serious mending to do. Players might talk one way and act another. Cohesion could be splintered. Never a good thing for a team game.
Raiders coach Jon Gruden is under review by the NFL for a racial slur he used in 2011 to describe NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith.
