<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/nfl-news-raiders-release-statement-addressing-leaked-jon-gruden-email-with-racist-trope.jpg"></figure><h1>RUMOR: Jon Gruden confidants suggest fighting NFL, Raiders for monetary damages after resignation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-18T19:18:09-07:00">October 18th, 7:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-18T19:18:09-07:00">October 18th, 7:18pm</time><address><a>Joseph Nocco</a>Joseph Nocco, born and raised in the New York City area, is a proud graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Previously a contributor to the FanRag Sports Network, Vox Media, Locked On Podcast Network, Gambling.com Group and many more, Nocco has spent the last three years at ClutchPoints and has covered everything from the NFL, NHL, NBA, and MLB to Professional Soccer, MMA, WWE, and collegiate sports during his journalistic career.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-jon-gruden-to-resign-as-las-vegas-head-coach/" rel="noopener">now out of a job</a>, it appears as though the longtime NFL head coach and former ESPN broadcaster isn’t done with the AFC West franchise just yet.</p><p>According to a recent report from NFL Network, <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/how-much-will-raiders-ultimately-pay-jon-gruden-to-leave-it-depends-if-he-he-wants-to-fight-041026115.html?guccounter=1">via Yahoo! Sports</a>, Gruden is still owed quite a few dollars despite his resignation. With that said, the ex-Raiders head coach seems likely to go hunting for the remaining money.</p><blockquote>NFL Network reported Sunday that Gruden is still owed “about $40 million over five years of his contract” and that the two sides will work on a settlement despite Gruden having resigned his position. The implication of Gruden still being owed money after resigning appears to indicate that the resignation came under some form of duress that would ultimately entitle him to a golden parachute.</blockquote><p>According to the Yahoo Sports report, some close to Gruden are suggesting that he should even explore his legal options in regards to retaining as much money as possible. Initially, though, it remains to be seen as to how much team owner Mark Davis is willing to part ways with before it comes to such a conclusion.</p><p>Gruden originally signed a 10-year, $100 million contract to return for a second go-round with the Raiders back in 2018, though things obviously didn’t pan out for either side in the end. This is certainly something to monitor going forward as this is no doubt a story that simply won’t just blow over.</p><p>For what it’s worth, the two are said to be looking to end things amicably.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

RUMOR: Jon Gruden confidants suggest fighting NFL, Raiders for monetary damages after resignation

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His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sunday’s win marked a huge occasion for the Las Vegas Raiders following all the drama that has been brought about by the Jon Gruden situation. Following their 34-24 win over the Denver Broncos, Derek Carr took the stage to offer a bit of a rallying cry for the entire Raiders Nation.</p><p>Carr highlighted the importance of the victory after what was a tumultuous week for the entire organization (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/PGutierrezESPN/status/1449894165924356102">Paul Gutierrez</a> of ESPN):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raiders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Raiders</a> QB Derek Carr says, We still have our room of leaders. Now more than ever, we had to step up. Said the week brought everyone closer. "We needed a win bad." <a href="https://t.co/bOvVidxV38" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/bOvVidxV38</a></p><p>— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) <a href="https://twitter.com/PGutierrezESPN/status/1449894165924356102?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 18, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>After a handful of his misogynistic, homophobic, and racist emails to former Washington Football Team general manager Bruce Allen were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-jon-gruden-leaked-emails-also-revealed-nsfw-comments-towards-colin-kaepernick/" rel="noopener">leaked</a>, Jon Gruden decided to step down as the Raiders’ head coach. The Raiders were dragged into the middle of the scandal along with Gruden, and naturally, there were concerns about how this major issue would impact their play.</p><p>The good news for the Raiders is that they managed to secure a much-needed win on Sunday. Derek Carr stepped up for his team when it mattered most, finishing with 18-of-27 completed passes for 341 yards and two touchdowns.</p><p>The 4-2 Raiders return to action on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles, and as Carr said in his strong message, the team’s leaders will need to be at their very best to hold things down for Las Vegas.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders star Derek Carr’s emotional message after Jon Gruden scandal, win vs. Broncos

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Mark Davis’ message to Raiders after Jon Gruden fiasco

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Video: Saturday Night Live takes aim at NFL’s Jon Gruden email scandal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image_2021-10-17_104203.png"></figure><h1>Raiders QB Derek Carr’s strong message after Jon Gruden email scandal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-16T19:59:21-07:00">October 16th, 7:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-16T19:59:21-07:00">October 16th, 7:59pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders were hit with the scandal of the season thus far as head coach Jon Gruden’s leaked emails led to his eventual ouster from the team.</p><p>Raiders quarterback Derek Carr <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-derek-carr-breaks-silence-on-jon-gruden-situation/">previously expressed his sadness</a> over the departure of Gruden, whom he had a close relationship with in their three plus seasons together. But Carr knows that the games won’t stop despite their off-field drama.</p><p><a href="https://nypost.com/2021/10/16/raiders-looking-to-pick-up-the-pieces-after-jon-gruden-fiasco/">Via</a> Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post:</p><blockquote>“From an emotional standpoint, I got a job to do, and that’s never changed no matter who the coach is, no matter who’s on the team with me,’’ the Raiders QB said. “I have a job to do, and that’s to lead these men, especially now. They need a leader more than ever, and my job is to lead them with my actions, like I always have, and my voice.”“We’re 3-2. We have everything out in front of us that we’ve wanted from the beginning. It’s not going to be with the same room of people, which is hard, but at the same time nobody cares, and you know how that goes.”</blockquote><p>The Raiders have dropped their last two contests by two scores. This after going on an impressive 3-0 burst to start the season. Derek Carr knows that they’ll need to zone everything else out as they march on towards their in-season goal, Gruden or no Gruden.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders QB Derek Carr’s strong message after Jon Gruden email scandal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Colin-Kaepernick-49ers-Raiders.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden leaked emails also revealed NSFW comments towards Colin Kaepernick</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-16T13:30:12-07:00">October 16th, 1:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-16T13:32:47-07:00">October 16th, 1:32pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If you thought this Jon Gruden saga was over, think again. The now-former Las Vegas Raiders coach resigned after leaked emails revealed racist, homophobic, and sexist comments and now, it appears he also had some NSFW words for Colin Kaepernick during his national anthem protest many years ago.</p><p><a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/report-dan-snyder-used-gruden-emails-in-court-filing-seeking-action-against-bruce-allen-054550495.html">According to Yahoo Sports</a>, the ex-Raiders boss and Bruce Allen discussed Kaepernick’s decision to take a knee. Gruden clearly wasn’t supporting it.</p><blockquote>“They suspend people for taking amino acids they should cut this f–,” Gruden reportedly said.</blockquote><p>And the plot thickens. As we all know, Kap has been out of the league for years now because of his stance against police brutality and racism within the United States. No NFL team has even given him a chance at returning to the league since, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/colin-kaepernick-still-determined-to-beat-nfls-blackball/">even though he’s still training hard to earn a roster spot somewhere.</a></p><p>The Raiders meanwhile were likely to fire Gruden anyway, but he instead quit because of the embarrassment. This latest leaked email just goes to show how different the man is behind closed doors, even though Kaepernick was aiming to make a point much bigger than himself. Gruden also said that Eric Reid, who took a knee with Kap, should’ve been fired.</p><p>Needless to say, Jon Gruden will probably never see the sidelines again.</p><blockquote> </blockquote><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden leaked emails also revealed NSFW comments towards Colin Kaepernick

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Andre-Rison-jon-Gruden-Raiders.jpg"></figure><h1>Jon Gruden’s former Raiders player fires back at criticism, ‘he’s not a racist’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-16T06:48:28-07:00">October 16th, 6:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-16T08:38:46-07:00">October 16th, 8:38am</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Not many people have defended Jon Gruden across the last week after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-former-coach-jack-del-rio-blasts-jon-gruden-for-embarrassingly-bad-behavior/">resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders</a> due to leaked emails revealing racist, homophobic, and misogynistic comments between 2011 and 2018. But, it appears his former player, Andre Rison, insists that Gruden isn’t a bad man or a racist. <a href="https://www.tmz.com/2021/10/16/andre-rison-jon-gruden-las-vegas-raiders-email-scandal-nfl/">Via TMZ Sports:</a></p><blockquote>“We all say some things behind closed doors that we regret or we wouldn’t say in public. We’ve all made mistakes. I believe what he said was intended for that person and that person alone.”</blockquote><p>Gruden was already in hot water with the Raiders after the racial comments came out involving NFLPA executive president DeMaurice Smith, but once the other emails surfaced, it was essentially game over for him and he had no choice but to quit.</p><p>Rison proceeded to say he’s never seen any signs of Gruden being a bad man, either, having played for him during the 2000 season. As far as he’s concerned, Gruden should be proud of his time as a coach with the Raiders and Bucs:</p><blockquote>“You’ve already given the game some of the best tutelage and leadership you could possibly give. So if you don’t ever touch the game again, don’t feel some type of way. Go on with your life and enjoy it with the rest of your family.”</blockquote><p>It’s unlikely we’ll ever see Jon Gruden in the league again, but there’s no doubt he will learn from his past mistakes.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jon Gruden’s former Raiders player fires back at criticism, ‘he’s not a racist’

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Raiders DE Carl Nassib gets strong message of support from Michael Sam amid Jon Gruden scandal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jack-Del-Rio-Jon-Gruden-Raiders.jpg"></figure><h1>Former Raiders coach Jack Del Rio blasts Jon Gruden for ’embarrassingly bad’ behavior</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-14T12:19:05-07:00">October 14th, 12:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-14T12:20:21-07:00">October 14th, 12:20pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The reactions continue to pour in from across the league after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-darren-waller-makes-honest-admission-about-jon-gruden/">Jon Gruden resigned as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders</a> due to leaked emails revealing racist, homophobic, and sexist comments.</p><p>The latest figure to chime in on the situation is a familiar face to the Raiders and their fans, former coach Jack Del Rio, who is currently the defensive coordinator for The Washington Football Team. He put Gruden on blast. <a href="https://twitter.com/NickiJhabvala/status/1448710913037586440">Via Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post</a>:</p><blockquote>“It was, I guess, shocking. Embarrassingly bad for a person in that position to have those kinds of thoughts and to express them like that. I don’t have much respect for it.”</blockquote><p>Del Rio was in charge of the Raiders from 2015-17, just before Gruden took over. It’s no surprise that he feels this way about the situation. In fact, basically everyone has thought the same thing.</p><p>Gruden has faced a ton of backlash for his actions and it definitely seems unlikely that he will ever coach in the NFL again. He still had about $60 million across five years remaining on his contract with the Raiders after the 2021 season. Needless to say, he’s missing out on a lot of money because of this entire saga. Aside from the embarrassment, it’s the price that Jon Gruden will have to pay.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former Raiders coach Jack Del Rio blasts Jon Gruden for ’embarrassingly bad’ behavior

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/raiders-news-darren-waller-makes-honest-admission-about-jon-gruden.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders TE Darren Waller makes honest admission about Jon Gruden</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-13T17:25:49-07:00">October 13th, 5:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-14T07:35:15-07:00">October 14th, 7:35am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Several personalities within and around the Las Vegas Raiders have begun speaking out about the situation of now ex-head coach Jon Gruden. For his part, Las Vegas tight end Darren Waller appears to be taking the side of his embattled coach.</p><p>Instead of lambasting Gruden for his actions, Waller has decided to take a more understanding approach amid the scandal:</p><blockquote>“I want to offer somebody grace and allow them to learn from what they may have done and that’s what I’m trying to do right now for coach,” Waller said, via J<a href="https://twitter.com/JesseNews3LV/status/1448399578793869312">esse Merrick</a> of KSNV News 3 Las Vegas.</blockquote><p>Waller did say that he believes Gruden’s actions are inexcusable, but the 29-year-old is also wondering, “where we draw the line in trying to help people too.”</p><p>Raiders star quarterback Derek Carr has also <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-derek-carr-breaks-silence-on-jon-gruden-situation/" rel="noopener">broken his silence</a> about the Gruden situation. Carr is also taking a similar approach to that of Waller as he too is hoping that people are able to forgive Gruden for his indiscretion. Much like his teammate, Carr also abhors Gruden’s actions, but he also shared how much he loves his coach as a person and as a friend.</p><p>On Tuesday, a New York Times article <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-new-leaked-jon-gruden-emails-include-misogynistic-homophobic-racist-comments/" rel="noopener">leaked</a> a handful of emails sent out by Jon Gruden to former Washington Football Team GM Bruce Allen. The emails contained racist, homophobic, and misogynistic remarks that have led to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-jon-gruden-to-resign-as-las-vegas-head-coach/" rel="noopener">resignation</a> of Gruden as the Raiders head coach.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders TE Darren Waller makes honest admission about Jon Gruden

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mike-Tomlin-speaks-out-on-Jon-Gruden-after-his-resignation-as-Raiders-head-coach.jpg"></figure><h1>Steelers coach Mike Tomlin speaks out on Jon Gruden after his resignation as Raiders head coach</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-13T16:49:41-07:00">October 13th, 4:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-14T07:40:23-07:00">October 14th, 7:40am</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Mike Tomlin spent years under Jon Gruden with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, so the Pittsburgh Steelers head coach couldn’t help but be shocked and saddened about his resignation from the Las Vegas Raiders in the aftermath of his email scandal.</p><p>The Steelers tactician, who spent four years as the Buccaneers’ defensive backs coach under Gruden, was at a loss for words on how to describe the situation. He was simply in disbelief of how things turned out for the person he considers his mentor.</p><blockquote>“I’m just saddened by it,” Tomlin said, <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mike-tomlin-opens-up-about-former-mentor-jon-grudens-resignation-from-raiders-its-a-sad-situation/" rel="noopener">per CBS Sports</a>. “I’m saddened for the Raiders organization, I’m saddened for the people that were offended by it, I’m saddened for Coach Gruden. It’s a sad commentary. And that’s really the only opinion that I care to share at this juncture.”</blockquote><p>Mike Tomlin was still full of high praises for Jon Gruden earlier in the season before the Steelers faced the Raiders in Week 2. However, things have turned for the worse for Gruden, who has now resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas squad.</p><p>For those not in the know, several reports have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-jon-gruden-to-resign-as-las-vegas-head-coach/" rel="noopener">revealed Gruden’s email</a> from years back. Some of his emails contained racist, misogynistic and homophobic remarks. One email showed Gruden mocking NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith with a racist trope, describing his “lips the size of Michellin tires.”</p><p>In another leak, Gruden reportedly called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a “clueless anti football pussy,” amongst other names.</p><p>Aside from his resignation as coach, Gruden’s fall from grace hasn’t stopped. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have removed him from their Ring of Honor, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-jon-grudens-racist-misogynistic-emails-spark-ruthless-decision-from-madden-22/" rel="noopener">EA Sports confirmed</a> his removal from Madden 22.</p><p>Tomlin has nothing but respect and admiration for Gruden, who is certainly a big reason why he is a head coach with the Steelers now. However, he knows what the ex-Raiders boss said is wrong and unacceptable in today’s society. As he said, it’s just a saddening turnout of events.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin speaks out on Jon Gruden after his resignation as Raiders head coach

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Raiders star Derek Carr breaks silence on Jon Gruden situation

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He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The fallout sparked by Jon Gruden’s racists and misogynistic emails continues. This time, it’s EA Sports and Madden NFL 22 that condemned the former Las Vegas Raiders coach for his past actions.</p><p>In an <a href="https://twitter.com/EAMaddenNFL/status/1448393205297332232" rel="noopener">announcement on Wednesday</a>, EA Sports confirmed that it is removing Jon Gruden from the game. Instead, they will be replacing him with a generic avatar.</p><blockquote>“EA Sports is committed to taking action in maintaining a culture of inclusion and equity. Due to the circumstances of Jon Gruden’s resignation, we are taking steps to remove him from Madden NFL 22. We will replace him with a generic likeness via a title update in the coming weeks.”</blockquote><p>Jon Gruden resigned as Raiders head coach after the contents of his emails from previous years were leaked. It started when a 2011 email sent to then Washington Redskins exec Bruce Allen revealed how Gruden called NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith with a racist trope–saying he has “lips the size of michellin tires.”</p><p>After that, several more past <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-new-leaked-jon-gruden-emails-include-misogynistic-homophobic-racist-comments/" rel="noopener">misogynistic, homophobic and racist</a> messages from the NFL coach surfaced. There is one message where he called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a “faggot” and a “clueless anti football pussy.”</p><p>Following the revelation of the said emails, several people and organizations condemned Gruden’s action. For one, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-tampa-bay-harsh-decision-amid-jon-gruden-leaked-racist-offensive-emails/" rel="noopener">removed him from their Ring of Honor</a> despite being the first coach to lead them to the Super Bowl and actually win the title.</p><p>Considering the massive shockwaves the leaked emails sent to the entire league, it doesn’t look the the controversy will end any time soon.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><a href="https://t.co/KSKsJ1iVXU" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/KSKsJ1iVXU</a></p><p>— Madden NFL 22 (@EAMaddenNFL) <a href="https://twitter.com/EAMaddenNFL/status/1448393205297332232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s racist, misogynistic emails spark ruthless decision from Madden 22

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/3-best-candidates-to-replace-Jon-Gruden-after-he-resigns-as-Raiders-head-coach.jpeg"></figure><h1>3 best candidates to replace Jon Gruden after he resigns as Raiders head coach</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-13T15:12:53-07:00">October 13th, 3:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-13T15:12:53-07:00">October 13th, 3:12pm</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/michael.johrendt.9" rel="facebook">Mike Johrendt</a>Mike Johrendt is a Wisconsin sports fan through and through, suffering through the disappointment that those teams produce on a yearly basis. With an unhealthy obsession with having too many fantasy football leagues, his writing experience lies in the worlds of baseball, basketball, and football. Always looking to tailgate a sporting event, he fully supports #BucksIn6.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-jon-gruden-to-resign-as-las-vegas-head-coach/" rel="noopener">resignation of Jon Gruden</a>, the Las Vegas Raiders are now in the market for a new coach to lead their team. Even with their strong start to the 2021 season, it will be interesting to see what general manager Mike Mayock and owner Mark Davis prioritize in their next HC option – experience or potential.</p><p>Gruden resigned October 11 after new misogynistic, homophobic, and racist comments were found in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-new-leaked-jon-gruden-emails-include-misogynistic-homophobic-racist-comments/" rel="noopener">leaked 2011 emails</a> and comprised into a scathing <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/sports/football/what-did-jon-gruden-say.html" rel="noopener">New York Times piece.</a> Revealing the comments Gruden made about commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith (among other targets) prompted entities like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor and the Madden 2022 video game to remove any references to him.</p><p>For the Raiders, they must find a suitable HC for this team and help right the ship in an incredibly-tough division – here are three of the best candidates to fill that role.</p><h2>Brian Daboll</h2><p><i>Buffalo Bills – OC</i></p><p>Bringing in one of the hotter names in past seasons on the offensive side of the ball would help unlock Derek Carr, and Brian Daboll has proven that he can help turn quarterbacks into stars – just ask Josh Allen.</p><p>For Daboll, his name has been near the top of best candidate lists for over a year now, as his sustained offensive success with the Buffalo Bills has them in the driver’s seat in the AFC East divisional race.</p><p>The Raiders have a few intriguing pieces in their offense, and Daboll would do wonders for a group that seems to be consistently underachieving. Plus, he controls a room well and looks to have earned the respect of all of the players that he works with, a few pluses for a team looking to add consistency and establish a long-term solution at HC.</p><h2>Todd Bowles</h2><p><i>Tampa Bay Buccaneers – DC</i></p><p>The lone option on this list with previous experience is Todd Bowles, who currently is enjoying a cushy role leading the defense for the defending Super Bowl champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. But Bowles has a ton left in the coaching tank, and he deserves another shot at leading a team, making the Raiders a perfect opportunity.</p><p>Being defensively-minded could put him behind a few offensive coaches, but his stability and familiarity with what it takes to be a leader is not something many upstart candidates can offer to teams. As the Raiders cobble together their list of options, Bowles should be near the top of their list.</p><h2>Eric Bieniemy</h2><p><i>Kansas City Chiefs – OC</i></p><p>The hot commodity and favorite is Kansas City’s Eric Bieniemy, who has been the most talked-about coordinator to not earn an HC opportunity yet.</p><p>As the Chiefs continue to produce offensive numbers this league has never seen, the brainchild behind these record-setting games can be tied back to HC Andy Reid and Bieniemy, who have combined to build around QB Patrick Mahomes.</p><p>The Raiders need something to help them keep up in the daunting AFC West division, and who better to grab than the guy who has been leading offensive clinics against your team for the past few seasons? Bieniemy is as good of a candidate as they come, and grabbing him from a divisional rival would be the icing on the cake for this franchise in their HC search.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

3 best candidates to replace Jon Gruden after he resigns as Raiders head coach

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Raiders-news-GM-Mike-Mayock-breaks-his-silence-after-Jon-Gruden_s-resignation-thumbnail.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders GM Mike Mayock breaks his silence after Jon Gruden’s resignation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-13T12:35:53-07:00">October 13th, 12:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-13T12:38:24-07:00">October 13th, 12:38pm</time><address><a>Jason Patt</a>Jason Patt has been an editor at ClutchPoints since 2018. He also covers the Bulls for Forbes and SB Nation's Blog a Bull. In addition, he co-hosts Cash Considerations: A Chicago Bulls Podcast for the Blue Wire Network. If you couldn't tell, he's from Chicago.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock faced the media for the first time on Wednesday after Jon Gruden’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-jon-gruden-to-resign-as-las-vegas-head-coach/" rel="noopener">resignation amid a shocking scandal.</a></p><p>Mayock delivered an opening statement highlighting the Raiders’ commitment to diversity. Mayock also noted that Raiders owner Mark Davis takes matters of diversity, social justice and domestic violence very seriously. Here’s the <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1448363285473026055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1448363285473026055%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1525632action%3Dedit" rel="noopener">opening statement:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Raiders GM Mike Mayock opening statement from today's media session <a href="https://t.co/T9URUrNMId" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/T9URUrNMId</a></p><p>— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1448361732334751745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Here is the opening statement made by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Raiders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#Raiders</a> GM Mike Mayock, the first by a member of the team's front office since Jon Gruden resigned. <a href="https://t.co/3sxfzNxU05" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/3sxfzNxU05</a></p><p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1448363285473026055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This whole saga started with the leak of a Gruden email from 2011 in which he used a racist trope to describe NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith. Gruden tried to apologize for the email and was allowed to coach in Las Vegas’ loss to the Chicago Bears over the weekend.</p><p>Then came an even bigger bombshell, with a number of old Gruden emails spanning over seven years featuring racist, sexist, misogynist and homophobic comments. There was nowhere for Gruden to hide after these email leaks, resulting in him rightfully handing in his Raiders resignation.</p><p>Mayock is now picking up the pieces after this debacle. The general manager was hired a season after Gruden got a 10-year, $100 million contract to be the Raiders’ head coach. As of now, it seems Mayock will not be losing his job, at least not yet.</p><p>While having Mayock speak was a good step in the right direction, Davis should also speak more to the media given it was his decision to make Gruden a $100 million man, <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32394802/raiders-owner-mark-davis-wake-jon-gruden-resignation-nfl-all-answers" rel="noopener">instead of just offering up this lame response to ESPN.</a> The Raiders owner needs to take accountability for all of his decisions and give a clear statement about the franchise moving forward.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders GM Mike Mayock breaks his silence after Jon Gruden’s resignation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Carl-Nassib-Jon-Gruden-Raiders.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders’ Carl Nassib takes personal day after Jon Gruden’s homophobic emails play role in resignation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-13T12:09:52-07:00">October 13th, 12:09pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-13T12:11:49-07:00">October 13th, 12:11pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a freelance sports journalist and full-time editor for ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP, he's writing predictions across the European soccer and NBA world for bettors at Sports Betting Dime, one of the fastest-growing sports betting sites in North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jon Gruden has quit as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after leaked emails showed homophobic, sexist, and racial comments. Well, it appears that it really affected Carl Nassib, the only openly gay player in the NFL. <a href="https://twitter.com/wyche89/status/1448357897549729794">Per Steve Wyche of The NFL Network</a>, Nassib has taken a personal day to process everything:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">RAIDERS GM Mike Mayock: DL Carl Nassib, who is gay, requested a personal day. Said he has met with Nassib 3 times. Said Nassib is processing a lot of things and the team supports him. Mayock didn't mention ex-coach Gruden's homophobic emails, but that seemed to be behind this.</p><p>— Steve Wyche (@wyche89) <a href="https://twitter.com/wyche89/status/1448357897549729794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 13, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>This certainly stands to reason and it’s good to know the Raiders support him. As Wyche noted, he didn’t specify that it was about Gruden, but all signs point to it. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-carl-nassib-reveals-true-reason-for-coming-out-as-gay/">Nassib came out this past summer on a social media post</a> and received an outpour of support from across the sports world for his courageousness.</p><p>As for Gruden, it was revealed that he made homophobic remarks about current commissioner Roger Goodell. Clearly, this doesn’t sit well with Nassib. Gruden’s career as a coach could very well be done after the whole saga. Players and coaches across the league have all voiced how disturbing the situation is. While the Raiders players did initially support their coach, things likely changed when the most recent emails leaked.</p><p>Las Vegas will face the Denver Broncos this weekend as they head into a new era without Jon Gruden at the helm, who was in charge since 2018.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders’ Carl Nassib takes personal day after Jon Gruden’s homophobic emails play role in resignation

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Adam-Schefter-ESPN-Bruce-Allen.jpg"></figure><h1>ESPN NFL guru Adam Schefter’s wild email to Bruce Allen leaked amid Jon Gruden debacle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-13T06:26:27-07:00">October 13th, 6:26am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-13T06:26:27-07:00">October 13th, 6:26am</time><address><a>Johnny Recks</a>Johnny Recks has been a writer for ClutchPoints since 2020, covering NFL, NBA, NHL, WWE, and more.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Jon Gruden <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-new-leaked-jon-gruden-emails-include-misogynistic-homophobic-racist-comments/">email saga</a> has yet to leave the mainstream cycle of NFL news, but there’s already another one that seems ready to replace it. And it involves Adam Schefter and Bruce Allen, the former team president of then-Washington Redskins.</p><p>Here’s an excerpt of the report of <a href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2021-10-12/nfl-jon-gruden-emails-washington-football-team">Sam Farmer and Nathan Fenno of the Los Angeles Times</a> regarding the emails used as exhibits in a legal fight between Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder, among which includes one interesting one that Schefter sent to Allen:</p><blockquote>Several emails between Allen and journalists are part of the filing too. In one of them from July 2011, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter sent Allen the draft of an unpublished story that was published later the same day.“Please let me know if you see anything that should be added, changed, tweaked,” Schefter wrote. “Thanks, Mr. Editor, for that and the trust. Plan to file this to espn about 6 am ….”</blockquote><p>Asking for some level of approval from an NFL executive before publishing a story certainly will sound fishy for at least a few people, but Schefter’s email to Allen might be nothing more than anything serious.</p><p>ESPN would later release a statement, in perhaps a partial attempt to immediately suppress a potentially explosive topic in the coming days.</p><blockquote>ESPN released the following statement in response to the correspondence: “Without sharing all the specifics of the reporter’s process for a story from 10 years ago during the NFL lockout, we believe that nothing is more important to Adam and ESPN than providing fans the most accurate, fair and complete story.”</blockquote><p>Who knows what kind of surprising details there are left on these emails?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

ESPN NFL guru Adam Schefter’s wild email to Bruce Allen leaked amid Jon Gruden debacle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Former-employees-demand-investigation-results-after-Jon-Gruden_s-resignation.jpg"></figure><h1>Former Washington Football employees demand investigation results after Jon Gruden’s resignation</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-12T16:12:26-07:00">October 12th, 4:12pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-12T16:15:04-07:00">October 12th, 4:15pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Despite the huge fallout resulting from the Jon Gruden <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-aaron-rodgers-nsfw-response-to-controversial-leaked-jon-gruden-emails/" rel="noopener">email scandal</a>, it still somewhat feels like this is all at the edge of a precipice. Unsurprisingly, the Washington Football Team has now been dragged into this huge mess with a number of its former employees demanding the results of the investigation that heavily involved their team.</p><p>The offensive emails that were leaked by the New York Times reportedly came about from the league’s investigation into the culture of the Washington Football Team. Ex-team general manager Bruce Allen was at the center of the investigation when several misogynistic and homophobic emails he received from Gruden were unearthed. As a result, former Washington employees are now <a href="https://twitter.com/byajperez/status/1448017327455363081">demanding</a> that they hear Allen’s role in all of this:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NEW: Lawyers Lisa Banks and Debra Katz — who are representing 40 former WFT employees — call on the NFL to release more info in the aftermath of the Jon Gruden/Bruce Allen emails: </p><p>"Our clients and the public at large deserve transparency and accountability."</p><p>— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) <a href="https://twitter.com/byajperez/status/1448017327455363081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 12, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>One of the excerpts from the statement made by the lawyers stated that the NFL has a responsibility to also release any information from the investigation that relates to Allen:</p><blockquote>“If the NFL felt it appropriate to release these offensive emails from Jon Gruden, which it obtained during its investigation into the Washington Football Team, it must also release the findings related to the actual target of that investigation.”</blockquote><p>Jon Gruden’s emails to the former high-ranking Washington Football Team executive are just a handful of the thousands of emails that are being investigated. Some folks believe that these are merely the tip of the iceberg. It wouldn’t be a complete shock if there are many more damning messages on there, particularly those that came from Allen himself.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Former Washington Football employees demand investigation results after Jon Gruden’s resignation

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He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jon Gruden may have brought the Tampa Bay Buccaneers their first Super Bowl title, but the latest revelation about his past racist and offensive actions is simply unacceptable for the franchise.</p><p>With that said, the Buccaneers have made the decision to remove Gruden from their Ring of Honor–an accolade that celebrates the team’s greatest figures. In an announcement on Tuesday (via <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1448043328575053825" rel="noopener">Adam Schefter of ESPN</a>), Tampa Bay shared their mission to spark “purposeful change,” something that doesn’t go in line with Gruden’s past inappropriate remarks about players, referees, teams and NFL executives.</p><blockquote>“The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have advocated for purposeful change in the areas of race relations, gender equality, diversity and inclusion for many years. While we acknowledge Jon Gruden’s contributions on the field, his actions go against our core values as an organization. Therefore, he will no longer continue to be a member of the Buccaneers Ring of Honor,” the team announced in a statement.</blockquote><p>Jon Gruden served as head coach of the Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008, leading the team to their first Super Bowl appearance and title in the 2002 season.</p><p>Unfortunately, Gruden found himself in massive controversy recently after his past emails were leaked. Aside from the first email revealed that showed him describing NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith as someone with “lips the size of michellin tires,” several other <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-new-leaked-jon-gruden-emails-include-misogynistic-homophobic-racist-comments/" rel="noopener">misogynistic, homophobic and racist</a> messages from the veteran NFL coach surfaced.</p><p>Here’s an excerpt from <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/sports/football/what-did-jon-gruden-say.html?smtyp=cur&amp;smid=tw-nytimes" rel="noopener">The New York Times</a> article that detailed Gruden’s emails:</p><blockquote>Gruden’s messages were sent to Bruce Allen, the former president of the Washington Football Team, and others, while he was working for ESPN as a color analyst during “Monday Night Football,” the sports network’s weekly prime-time telecast of N.F.L. games. In the emails, Gruden called the league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, a “faggot” and a “clueless anti football pussy” and said that Goodell should not have pressured Jeff Fisher, then the coach of the Rams, to draft “queers,” a reference to Michael Sam, a gay player chosen by the team in 2014.</blockquote><p>The Buccaneers’ decision to remove Gruden from their Ring of Honor comes less than 24 hours after the 58-year-old resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. It has certainly been a chaotic week for Gruden, and things are not expected to get any better as the league looks into the matter.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Buccaneers make harsh decision amid Jon Gruden’s leaked racist, offensive emails

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Aspiring Shane Falco. NYC native, LA resident, USC grad. Tennis Fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked about Jon Gruden’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-keyshawn-johnson-accuses-fraud-jon-gruden-of-being-used-car-salesman-after-resignation/">scandalous resignation</a> from the Las Vegas Raiders, and he largely avoided delving deep on the matter, besides vaguely mentioning the concept of accountability.</p><blockquote>“I don’t have anything I would want to express one way or the other,” Jones <a href="https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article254950647.html">said</a> on his weekly radio show on 105.3 The Fan, when asked if Gruden deserved to lose his job. “From the standpoint of contribution, I know we all are accountable to even a, if you will, fleeting or minor part of our actions. We all are accountable to those. That’s about all I want to comment on that.”</blockquote><p>Gruden resigned on Monday after a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-new-leaked-jon-gruden-emails-include-misogynistic-homophobic-racist-comments/">trove of emails</a> from 2011 through 2018 surfaced in which the now-former Raiders head coach casually used vulgar, racist, homophobic, and sexist language, plus criticized the league’s concussion safety efforts.</p><p>The NFL, then <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/jon-gruden-email-demaurice-smith-11633721045">The Wall Street Journal</a> and <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/sports/football/what-did-jon-gruden-say.html">The New York Times,</a> obtained the emails through an investigation into the workplace culture of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nfl/washington-football-team">Washington Football Team</a>. Gruden’s emails were in correspondence with former WFT general manager Bruce Allen, among others.</p><p>The Cowboys owner then seemed to defend the perpetrators of the emails, though it’s possible he’s talking about the targets, such as Eric Reid, DeMaurice Smith, and Roger Goodell.</p><blockquote>“I know these people. I know everybody you’ve been reading about,” Jones added. “They’re outstanding proponents of our game, they have represented this game in many cases beautifully. Certainly we all continue to recognize what a spotlight you’re in and the way we should express ourselves … We’re talking about people here, and even the ones that some of the comments are directed about: those have been outstanding people in the NFL.”</blockquote><p>Jones also commented on how evolutions in technology and society have changed the culture at large.</p><blockquote>“Daylight and dark. Daylight and dark,” Jones said said. “And just the technology alone, but certainly the expectation has dramatically changed. They were changing from where they were 30 years earlier — 30 years ago. And, so, we just have to just keep your eyes open.”“The opinion is I wish we could have all things we’re discussing be complete positives. But that’s not life.”</blockquote><p>Thanks, Jerry!</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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