Jon Gruden has resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after the New York Times reported on a trove of leaked emails where he “used misogynistic and homophobic language for years”:
Source: Jon Gruden just informed his staff that he plans to resign as #Raiders coach.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 12, 2021
“I’m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone,” he tweeted:
"I have resigned as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I’m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone."
Jon Gruden
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) October 12, 2021
From the NYT:
Breaking News: The NFL coach Jon Gruden used misogynistic and homophobic language for years, a review of his emails shows. He denounced the emergence of women referees, the drafting of a gay player and the tolerance of protests during the national anthem. https://t.co/F3QpqV9yZS
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 12, 2021
The emails were sent from his personal account to Bruce Allen, the former president of the Washington Football Team, when Gruden wasn’t in the NFL and were part of the league’s investigation into workplace misconduct at the Washington Football Team:
The Gruden emails are among 650,000 emails produced during the WFT investigation that are now in the possession of the NFL. pic.twitter.com/rPg2nEPMn3
— Don Van Natta Jr. (@DVNJr) October 12, 2021
In one email, Gruden called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a “f*****” and a “clueless anti football p****”:
Honestly, Jon Gruden deserves a lifetime contract for this comment about Roger Goodell. pic.twitter.com/M6u5uwJ6Ah
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) October 12, 2021
And he called Joe Biden a “nervous clueless p****”:
Raiders coach Jon Gruden called President Joe Biden a “nervous clueless pussy” in an email.
(Via @nytimes) pic.twitter.com/GRBwZ3Pqo9
— David Hookstead (@dhookstead) October 12, 2021
So, what else is in these 650,000 emails???
The NFL got Gruden out with the leaks; mission accomplished.
But the public/fans/media is going to want to know more about these 650,000 emails.
Wasn't this case about the toxic workplace of the Washington Football Club?
This feels like this is just the beginning, not the end.— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) October 12, 2021
There must be a lot of nervous people this morning:
WFT is going to WFT, but there isn’t a single NFL team that could survive that kind of scrutiny of its last 650,000 emails and texts, and it wouldn’t surprise me if most of the MNF announcers have saucy emails. https://t.co/WkRpWiu7vY
— tedfrank 💉 (@tedfrank) October 12, 2021
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