“I’ve made some mistakes,” Former Raiders HC Jon Gruden makes an ARDENT plea in defence of his abominable emails
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Jon Gruden, erstwhile coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, recently addressed the situation with the emails that cost him his job. Speaking Tuesday at the Little Rock Touchdown Club in Arkansas, Jon Gruden, who last year launched a lawsuit against the NFL alleging the league singled him out, promised to be “honest” with the audience.
He said in the interview, “I’m ashamed about what has come about in these emails, and I’ll make no excuses for it”. Jon Gruden also added “It’s shameful. But I am a good person. I believe that. I go to church. I’ve been married for 31 years. I’ve got three great boys. I still love football. I’ve made some mistakes. But I don’t think anybody in here hasn’t. And I just ask for forgiveness, and hopefully, I get another shot.”
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The initial report of Jon Gruden’s emails, which included racial, anti-gay, and sexist rhetoric, appeared in a Wall Street Journal piece on October 8. Before The New York Times published a piece on October 11 with more emails, he was coaching the Raiders that weekend. That evening, Gruden announced his resignation from his 10-year deal worth an estimated $100 million that he had signed to depart ESPN’s Monday Night Football booth and rejoin the Raiders in 2018.
The emails, which Gruden was exchanging with former Washington executive Bruce Allen, were discovered during an NFL inquiry into working conditions at the Washington team.
Judge Nancy L. Allf of Nevada rejected the NFL’s requests to compel arbitration and to have the lawsuit dismissed outright on May 25. This decision allowed for the prospect of a jury trial. During his speech in Little Rock on Tuesday, Gruden started to cry as the audience cheered him.
Following Gruden’s dismissal, the Raiders went 7-5 under interim coach Rich Bisaccia. The club won its final four games to finish 10-7 and earn its second postseason appearance since 2002. But after losing to the eventual AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals in a wild-card round game, Davis fired Bisaccia and replaced him with experienced New England Patriots employees Dave Ziegler and Josh McDaniels, respectively.
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