Jon Gruden left his job with the Las Vegas Raiders under scandalous circumstances. Emails using homophobic and misogynistic language surfaced and Gruden was forced to step down. He has since filed a lawsuit against the league but he seems to be backing off. According to reports, if he were to drop the lawsuit, Mark Davis could look to bring him back.
Jon Gruden To The Las Vegas Raiders Again?
Sports Illustrated’s Hondo Carpenter pointed out that Mark Davis still trusts Gruden.
“I am going to tell you there are a lot of people who feel that Mark Davis, more than [Tom] Brady and Jim Gray, the person he trusts the most is Jon Gruden and would love to bring him back. I am hearing from multiple people around the league that if Jon were willing to drop his lawsuit, they believe the NFL would give a passive nod to go back and re-hire him… everyone keeps talking about Jon Gruden.”
Carpenter went on to elaborate on the situation.
“A lot of people believe that Jon Gruden’s lawsuit is going to take Roger Goodell out and it’s going to embarrass a lot of people… now that Nevada courts continue to support [Gruden’s lawsuit] and now it’s coming up on potential discovery, and if you know anything about the legal system, in discovery, Jon’s going to be able to ask any question he wants. It doesn’t even have to be about him. He can say ‘I want to talk to this owner, I want to talk to that owner, I’d like to talk to Roger Goodell, or whomever,’ and Jon Gruden knows where everybody is buried in the NFL.”
This Can’t Actually Happen Right?
It would be insane if this happened. When Gruden was the coach, the team didn’t see success. The team still struggled to make it out of the bottom of the AFC. There are so many other great candidates out there that it seems silly to go back to a coach that you did not have much success with. Still, Davis seems to like Gruden and he does have a lot of experience. However, bringing him back seems like the wrong thing to do.
Will we see Jon Gruden back coaching in the NFL? It seems unlikely but this report makes it seem like there is a chance.
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