AdChoices
Follow
NFL World Reacts To Controversial Jon Gruden News
Andrew McCarty 3 hrs ago

Like50 Comments|
111
Biden returns 2 million acres to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase
A school safety officer shot a fleeing teen. He has been fired and police have…
On Friday afternoon, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden found himself in the news for all of the wrong reasons.
© Provided by The Spun A closeup of Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden wearing a black visor.
Over the past few months, the NFL has been investigating workplace misconduct within the Washington Football Team. Over that time, the league reviewed over 650,000 emails.
Unfortunately for Gruden, an email to Washington general manager Bruce Allen featured some pretty nasty language. Venting about NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, the head coach used a racist trope.
“Dumboriss Smith has lips the size of michellin tires,” he wrote, per The Wall Street Journal.
The story immediately went viral on social media, with fans calling for Gruden’s job. The bulk of the response calls Gruden’s actions “gross” and suggests the head coach should be relieved of his duties with the Raiders.
Others couldn’t waste the opportunity for a joke. They suggested this will take some of the heat off of Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, who found himself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons earlier this week.
Gruden offered an apology for his comments.
“I’m really sorry,” the Las Vegas Raiders head coach said in response to the story. “I was upset and I used a horrible way of explaining it. I don’t think he’s dumb and I don’t think he’s a liar.”
Gruden said he doesn’t “have a racist bone” in his body.
It’s unclear if Gruden will receive a punishment for his comments. The NFL called Gruden’s email “appalling, abhorrent, and wholly contrary to the NFL’s values.”
Meanwhile, the Raiders have not yet commented on the matter.
The post NFL World Reacts To Controversial Jon Gruden News appeared first on The Spun.
Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.
Follow
NFL World Reacts To Controversial Jon Gruden News
Andrew McCarty 3 hrs ago
Like50 Comments|
111
Biden returns 2 million acres to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase
A school safety officer shot a fleeing teen. He has been fired and police have…
On Friday afternoon, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden found himself in the news for all of the wrong reasons.
© Provided by The Spun A closeup of Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden wearing a black visor.
Over the past few months, the NFL has been investigating workplace misconduct within the Washington Football Team. Over that time, the league reviewed over 650,000 emails.
Unfortunately for Gruden, an email to Washington general manager Bruce Allen featured some pretty nasty language. Venting about NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, the head coach used a racist trope.
“Dumboriss Smith has lips the size of michellin tires,” he wrote, per The Wall Street Journal.
The story immediately went viral on social media, with fans calling for Gruden’s job. The bulk of the response calls Gruden’s actions “gross” and suggests the head coach should be relieved of his duties with the Raiders.
Others couldn’t waste the opportunity for a joke. They suggested this will take some of the heat off of Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer, who found himself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons earlier this week.
Gruden offered an apology for his comments.
“I’m really sorry,” the Las Vegas Raiders head coach said in response to the story. “I was upset and I used a horrible way of explaining it. I don’t think he’s dumb and I don’t think he’s a liar.”
Gruden said he doesn’t “have a racist bone” in his body.
It’s unclear if Gruden will receive a punishment for his comments. The NFL called Gruden’s email “appalling, abhorrent, and wholly contrary to the NFL’s values.”
Meanwhile, the Raiders have not yet commented on the matter.
The post NFL World Reacts To Controversial Jon Gruden News appeared first on The Spun.
Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article.