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Oakland Raiders fans have rejoiced over the return of head coach Jon Gruden and for good reason. Prior to his first retirement, Gruden was one of the most accomplished young coaches in football. Still, he admits that there is some unfinished business to attend to. Gruden’s stint with the Raiders came to a bitter end after […]

The Oakland Raiders opened the offseason by bringing back Jon Gruden out of retirement to be their head coach for the foreseeable future. Fortunately, Gruden was not away from the game of football by any means during his time off. When he wasn’t providing color commentary on Monday Night Football, “Chucky” was running Gruden’s QB Camp […]

Following the hiring of Jon Gruden as the Oakland Raiders’ next head coach, much of the focus on the franchise has shifted to the new relationship between Gruden and Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr. New offensive coordinator Greg Olson recently chimed in on the topic, voicing that he strongly believes the pairing will work wonders […]

After signing a historic 10-year deal with the Oakland Raiders and being introduced as the new head coach of the storied NFL franchise, Jon Gruden’s next task is to fill out his coaching staff. Recently, Gruden approached Rich Gannon, his former quarterback in Oakland, about the team’s vacancy at quarterback coach. Gannon passed on the […]

The Oakland Raiders have their head coach their new head coach place for the long-term future with Jon Gruden agreeing to a 10-year deal with the team. Whether he gets to 10 years or even close remains to be seen. With Gruden having inked a long-term deal worth $100 million, the pressure is on to […]

The NFL has formally launched an investigation looking into the Oakland Raiders’ head coaching search and whether or not it violated the league’s Rooney Rule, which requires teams to interview at least one minority candidate for a vacant position. NFL officially now looking into Raiders’ head coach hiring process and whether they violated the Rooney […]

After a disappointing 6-10 season, the Oakland Raiders have decided to make some major changes to the coaching staff. The team has brought in Jon Gruden as Jack Del Rio’s successor and the one-time Super Bowl champion has some plans for quarterback Derek Carr. The two-time Pro Bowler is coming off a down season in […]

Jon Gruden and Rich Gannon combined to deliver two of the best seasons in recent memory for the Oakland Raiders. However, Gannon has passed up the chance to team up with his old head coach once more as he turned down an offer to be Gruden’s quarterbacks coach. Gannon, who has spent the last 12 […]

The Oakland Raiders have already made arguably the biggest splash in the offseason with the hiring of head coach Jon Gruden. Among the coach’s notable qualities is that he is known as one of the great motivators in football. Needless to say, the Raiders personnel can expect much more intensity in the coming 2018 NFL season. […]

Jon Gruden looks and sounds genuinely excited that he is back in the Bay Area. Speaking in front of reporters, including Rick Stroud of The Tampa Bay Times, during last Tuesday’s press conference, Gruden disclosed that he had no intention of leaving the Oakland Raiders in 2002, the year he was traded to the Tampa […]

The Oakland Raiders are starting over once again at the head coaching position. The team got Jon Gruden to agree to return to the team and sign a lucrative long-term deal in order to do it. The firing of head coach Jack Del Rio was a bit of a surprise considering the success he had […]

Jon Gruden is officially back as the Oakland Raiders’ head coach. His contract with the Raiders is reportedly worth enough to probably fund his own mini-space program: $100 million for 10 years. Apart from that, it was also rumored that the Raiders offered Gruden an ownership stake just to lure him out of the broadcasting […]

The Oakland Raiders have a new head coach in Jon Gruden. Gruden, however, is someone Raiders fans don’t need to get familiarized with, as he already coached the Raiders for four seasons from 1998-2001. One thing Raiders faithful will have to get used to seeing, though, is Gruden working with Oakland’s colorful running back, Marshawn […]

Jon Gruden was finally introduced as the next head coach of the Oakland Raiders on Tuesday afternoon, and he wasted little time in endearing himself to the organization and its fan base by firing a shot at Tom Brady and the old Tuck Rule. In recognition of the many former players and colleagues that he […]

The Oakland Raiders on Tuesday afternoon officially introduced Jon Gruden as their next head coach. Gruden wasted little time in addressing his excitement about working with Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr while voicing he has already thought about possible plays the team can run, according to James Palmer of The NFL Network. Jon Gruden said […]

The Oakland Raiders introduced Jack Del Rio’s successor on Tuesday with Jon Gruden making his official return to the team since being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. Along with a massive amount of media from the Bay Area, Gruden was greeted by a considerable amount of his former players from his days […]

On Tuesday afternoon, the Oakland Raiders officially introduced Jon Gruden as their new head coach, and he wasted no time announcing that the organization is bringing back Greg Olson as their next offensive coordinator. Olson served as the Los Angeles Rams’ quarterbacks coach this past season, helping transform Jared Goff from assumed bust into a […]

The Oakland Raiders have decided to make a significant change after a disappointing 6-10 season. The three-time Super Bowl champions have parted ways with head coach Jack Del Rio and brought back Jon Gruden on a historic 10-year, $100 million deal. With the Raiders finally being able to bring Gruden back to Oakland, there’s no […]

The Oakland Raiders are set to bring aboard Jon Gruden as the next head coach, which has shifted the focus toward his relationship with Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr. There have already been questions concerning Carr’s ability to handle Gruden’s brash coaching style that could test his mental fortitude. With that in mind, former Raiders […]

Following the news of the expected hiring of Jon Gruden as the Oakland Raiders next head coach, the two side are working out the final details of the situation. According to Ian Rapoport of The NFL Network, the Raiders are looking to work out the largest contract in league history with the 54-year-old under a […]

The Oakland Raiders wasted little time in finding their next head coach with the hiring of Jon Gruden, according to Steve Corkran. Breaking: Jon Gruden will be introduced as the #Raiders head coach Tuesday, in a "splashy" news conference, I was informed by a team source. — Steve Corkran (@CorkOnTheNFL) January 5, 2018 Gruden had coached […]

This week, it has become a foregone conclusion that Jon Gruden will be the next head coach of the Oakland Raiders; it’s only a matter of time. However, there appears to be some real concern about how his relationship with Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Carr will work out given his aggressive coaching style, according to […]

Since the Oakland Raiders parted ways with Jack Del Rio, there is a growing belief that Jon Gruden will make his grand return to the franchise to become their next head coach. Within that discussion, there were reports stating that the Raiders offered him an ownership stake with the team as part of the deal […]

At this point, it seems inevitable that Jon Gruden will return to coaching in the NFL with the Oakland Raiders. All signs point to the reunion in Oakland with Gruden for the time in years not denying the rumors of a coaching comeback. Gruden made it seem as if it is only a matter of […]

Following the firing of Oakland Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio, it was immediately pushed forward the growing expectation that Jon Gruden will take over the helm. This has now leaked over to the players with former Pro Bowl linebacker NaVorro Bowman voicing much excitement toward the possibility, according to Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas […]

According to various reports over the last few days, including from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Jon Gruden will indeed be the next head coach of the Oakland Raiders. Before it’s finalized, however, there are still a number of procedures and questions that need to be worked out. Along with Gruden’s reported stake in Raiders ownership that […]

The Oakland Raiders wrapped a disappointing 2017 campaign with a crushing 30-10 loss to AFC West division rival Los Angeles Chargers. It didn’t take much time for the Raiders to make a major decision by parting ways with head coach Jack Del Rio, according to Albert Breer of SI.com. Raiders coach Jack Del Rio told […]

The Oakland Raiders seem to be pulling all the stops in their attempt to extricate Jon Gruden from the broadcast booth and put him on the sidelines coaching again. The Raiders still have Jack Del Rio handling the team, but according to a report from Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen of ESPN, Oakland management is […]

Jon Gruden, who has his name attached to every job opening in the history of football at any level, says he can’t control what reports come to the surface. “I’ve got a job I’m trying to hang onto,” Gruden said Friday during a Tampa-area appearance, via Ira Kaufman of JoeBucsFan.com. “I love football, I love […]

Jon Gruden coaching rumors are arguably the worst. As written here before, I continue to question why NFL and college teams would want a coach who has been out of the active coaching ranks for so long so badly. I am the exception to the rule, apparently. People can’t get enough of this stuff. Oddly […]

Let’s preface talking about Jon Gruden with a personal take. Under almost zero circumstances does this Internet Scribbler believe Jon Gruden will return to coaching. Not when ESPN is paying a ton of money and with the personality not having coached football in forever. It makes almost no sense. And yet, here we are. Jon […]

When Jon Gruden isn’t busy being every unrealistic “hire” for college football fans dying for relevance, he talks about the National Football League. The former coach, now broadcaster, most recently had some interesting things to say about Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Martavis Bryant. “Juju Smith-Schuster has played extremely well,” Gruden said on ESPN’s Mike and Mike. “And […]

Jon Gruden, man. End column! Fine. We kid, but did Jon Gruden ever get caught up in a moment during Monday Night Football. First, let’s watch the video: “ROLL TIDE” -Jon Gruden pic.twitter.com/uKBFkQ243V — The UMP (@UMPsports) October 10, 2017 Roll tide? That would be great if, you know, the player making the hit went […]

Jon Gruden remains a name that is linked to nearly every coaching vacancy on the planet. In this Internet Scribbler’s opinion, if he were not on Monday Night Football each week, these sorts of hyperbolic claims surrounding the coach would never even happen. Fame is often greater than fit or talent. Jon Gruden hasn’t coached […]

This summer just got more interesting for coaches, especially after the NBA released the schedules of all teams and making it known that they will start next season earlier than usual. While many may think that they will be hard-pressed to practice their sets in less time, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr is […]

Well, the Jon Gruden to the Rams rumors were fun while they lasted. Last week, Los Angeles fired head coach Jeff Fisher despite giving him a contract extension that was just revealed. Immediately, speculation about who owner Stan Kroenke would pursue for the gig commenced. The biggest names thrown out there were Jim Harbaugh, Pete […]

Well, it finally happened. A day after tying the NFL record for most losses in a career, Jeff Fisher was fired by the Los Angeles Rams. The franchise officially clinched their fifth straight losing season under Fisher (and their 10th consecutive overall) in an embarrassing 42-14 loss to the Falcons on Sunday. It was less […]

Wade Phillips is one of most revered defensive coordinators in the NFL today, fueling the Broncos‘ Super Bowl run last season. But, that didn’t stop former NFL coach and current ESPN commentator Jon Gruden from passing along some advice. Phillips doesn’t always take himself too seriously, but he’s a proud man. He can take a […]