It stunned many when Jon Gruden recently revealed that he would be working with Barstool Sports on Thursday.
Jon Gruden left the Raiders as head coach three years ago due to an email scandal.
It’s unclear what function Gruden will have at the company.
Highlights
- Gruden became the Raiders’ head coach again in 2018. He led the team until his departure during the 2021 season.
- He used racist, sexist, homophobic, and transphobic language in the emails, which the Times alleges range from 2010 to 2018.
- He also made homophobic remarks against NFL owners, coaches, and reporters who cover the league.
Jon Gruden is a professional football coach who advises the Milano Seamen in the European League of Football.
From 1998 to 2001, he led the Oakland Raiders to two straight division victories and a trip in the AFC Championship Game.
This was his first head coaching post. Gruden led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first Super Bowl triumph (Super Bowl XXXVII) after being traded in 2002.
At 39, he was the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl.
He was Tampa Bay’s head coach until 2008, setting the franchise record for victories, but he made only two more postseason appearances.
Joe Gruden worked as an analyst for ESPN’s Monday Night Football from 2009 until 2017, after being fired by the Buccaneers.
Gruden became the Raiders’ head coach again in 2018. He led the team until his departure during the 2021 season.
He was best recognized as the Raiders’ head coach, and he has received little attention since leaving.
However, following his departure from the Raiders due to an email scandal, Jon Gruden made his comeback at Barstool Sports on Thursday (November 14, 2024).
Welcome to Barstool Sports, Jon Gruden @Barstool_Gruden pic.twitter.com/d7tUimhbLo
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 14, 2024
Barstool Sports recruited Gruden on Thursday, three years after he quit the Raiders following an email scandal in which he used racist and homophobic language.
Jon Gruden has signed a multiyear contract with Barstool Sports, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported early Thursday morning.
A few minutes later, the corporation released this video to promote the former Buccaneers and Raiders coach’s arrival.
The details of Gruden’s involvement at the company are unclear at this time.
His announcement of his return has made a stir, and many are also curious as to what transpired that led to his resignation as head coach.
Jon Gruden’s Email Scandal, Which Prompted Him to Leave The Raiders’ Head Coach
The NFL discovered emails involving Raiders coach Jon Gruden from 2010 to 2018, in which he used inappropriate words.
Gruden used racist, sexist, homophobic, and transphobic language in the emails, which the Times alleges range from 2010 to 2018.
Those were before the Raiders hired him for his second term with the organization. According to the New York Times, he frequently called NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell a “f—t” and a “clueless anti-football p—y.”
He also made homophobic remarks against NFL owners, coaches, and reporters who cover the league.
Gruden later attempted to retract his words, claiming that he used the term “rubber lips” to refer to someone who lies.
He apologized for such statements on Sunday, less than 24 hours before the release of additional derogatory emails.
Gruden also reportedly exchanged emails with Allen and others with photographs of women wearing only bikini bottoms.
According to reports, two Washington Football Team cheerleaders appeared in one snap.
Gruden and Allen sometimes included Ed Droste, the co-creator of Hooters; Jim McVay, an executive who has handled the Outback Bowl; and Nick Reader, the founder of PDQ Restaurants, in their communications.
Shortly after the revelation, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero and ESPN’s Adam Schefter claimed that Gruden had informed his team that he will quit as head coach.
Source: Jon Gruden just informed his staff that he plans to resign as #Raiders coach.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 12, 2021
Gruden later released a statement confirming his departure.
Jon Gruden statement: “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.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 12, 2021
He stated that he has resigned as head coach of the Raiders and does not want to be a distraction.
Gruden also congratulated all of Raider Nation’s players, staff, and fans. He also stated that he did not intend to harm anyone.
Additional Information
- Gruden met his wife in 1985, when he worked as a graduate assistant and she was a student at the University of Tennessee. They were married in 1991 and have three sons.
- Jon II (aka Deuce), one of Gruden’s kids, is the Raiders’ assistant strength and conditioning coach and a competitive powerlifter who won gold in the 2017 IPF World Classic Powerlifting Championships in the junior 83kg weight category.
- Gruden was born on August 17, 1963, in Sandusky, Ohio, to a family of Slovene heritage.
