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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. Instead of lambasting Gruden for his actions, Waller has decided to take a more […]

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. The Steelers tactician, who spent four years as the Buccaneers’ defensive backs coach under Gruden, […]

Las Vegas Raider star quarterback Derek Carr has broken his silence amid the controversy surrounding now ex-Raiders head coach Jon Gruden. Carr has built a close personal relationship with Gruden, which is why the 30-year-old QB has come to the defense of his embattled coach. Carr expressed how much he adores Gruden and how he […]

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. In an announcement on Wednesday, EA Sports confirmed that it is removing Jon Gruden from the game. Instead, they will be replacing him […]

After the resignation of Jon Gruden, 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 […]

ESPN’s Adam Schefter, one of the most respected (and plugged in) NFL insiders in the game today, has seen his name dragged into the whole Jon Gruden/Bruce Allen scandal. This is after one of his emails to Allen 10 years ago was leaked to the public. In the aforementioned email, Schefter sent an article to […]

Las Vegas Raiders general manager Mike Mayock faced the media for the first time on Wednesday after Jon Gruden’s resignation amid a shocking scandal. 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 […]

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. Per Steve Wyche of The NFL Network, Nassib has taken a personal day to process everything: […]

Despite the huge fallout resulting from the Jon Gruden email scandal, 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 […]

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. 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. […]

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was asked about Jon Gruden’s scandalous resignation from the Las Vegas Raiders, and he largely avoided delving deep on the matter, besides vaguely mentioning the concept of accountability. “I don’t have anything I would want to express one way or the other,” Jones said on his weekly radio show on […]

Green Bay Packers superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers has weighed in on the Jon Gruden controversy that rocked the NFL world on Monday. Unsurprisingly, the league MVP was incensed about Gruden’s leaked emails. Rodgers did not hold back with his criticism. The Packers icon sent out an NSFW message to address Gruden’s homophobic and misogynistic emails: […]

It was a disappointing end to four years as the Las Vegas Raiders head coach when Jon Gruden stepped down on Monday following leaked emails containing homophobic, sexist, and racial comments. It almost seemed inevitable that it had to happen though, given the backlash and embarrassment he was facing. Gruden’s son, Deuce Gruden, is the […]

Newly resigned Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden finally breaks his silence in response to the leaked controversial emails that have been linked to him. After firmly stating that there isn’t a “blade of racism” in him, the 58-year-old mentor has now officially tendered his resignation after a huge bomb exploded exposing racist, misogynistic, […]

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is reportedly planning to resign amid the controversy he is involved in with regards to his leaked racist emails from a decade ago. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Gruden has informed his staff on the Raiders his plan to step down. Source: Jon Gruden just informed […]

Former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden’s racist email scandal has just escalated to a whole new level. After the 58-year-old shot-caller vehemently denied being a racist, a new batch of damning emails has now been made public. It looks like there’s no way back for Gruden after this bombshell. Ken Belson and Katherine […]

Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has been in the headlines over the past week for the wrong reasons. A leaked email from 2011 showed Gruden calling NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith with racist remarks. Of course a lot of people were not happy about it, with Raiders fan and Portland Trail Blazers star Damian […]

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is in hot water after it was recently revealed that he made a racist comment toward NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith in an email back in 2011. Gruden faces potential punishment from the NFL, but nothing has been announced on that front yet. ESPN had a conversation about […]

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden is already under fire for an email he sent in 2011 in which he made a racist comment about NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith. Now more details are coming out about other emails Gruden has sent in the past, including one in which he used vulgar language to […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are certainly not taking Jon Gruden’s leaked racist email lightly. While it was reportedly made years before Gruden took over as head coach of the franchise, it’s simply something the team can’t tolerate. In a statement released after the news dropped, the Raiders condemned Gruden’s actions and vowed to investigate the […]

Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard is a huge Las Vegas Raiders fans, but he certainly can’t help but be disappointed over the news that head coach Jon Gruden used a racist trope to describe NFLPA exec DeMaurice Smith in an email back in 2011. In a report by Andrew Beaton of The Wall Street Journal, […]

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden used a racist trope to describe DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the National Football Players Association, during lockout negotiations in 2011, Andrew Beaton of The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. In an email dated July 21st, 2011, Gruden, at the time an employee of ESPN, sent an […]

A lightning delay caused some brief confusion before the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers played on Monday night. That’s because SoFi Stadium, the home of the Chargers, is an indoor stadium. According to Raiders coach Jon Gruden, per Pro Football Talk, he thought the whole thing was a joke. “I’m not an engineer, […]

It was a tough night for Jon Gruden and the Las Vegas Raiders against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. The Raiders suffered their first loss of the season, 28-14, finally looking mortal on offense. In addition to the loss, Gruden wasn’t happy with a taunting penalty called against star tight end Darren Waller. […]

One of the low-key great matchups in Week 4 of the NFL will feature the Las Vegas Raiders hitting the road to take on the Los Angeles Chargers. The Raiders are off to a 3-0 start while the Chargers sit at 2-1. Both are likely smiling seeing the Kansas City Chiefs at 1-2. Raiders coach […]

The Kansas City Chiefs had a huge scare on Sunday after coach Andy Reid was forced to leave the game against the Los Angeles Chargers due to dehydration. He was rushed to the hospital as he struggled to cope with the temperature at Arrowhead Stadium that reportedly rose to 90 degrees. One of the first […]

Even with the Oakland Raiders becoming the Las Vegas Raiders, there has been one constant over the course of the last several seasons—the team’s infamous “Black Hole.” One of the more well-known and recognizable fan sections in all of professional sports, the “Black Hole” unfortunately lost one of its pioneers as Rob Rivera, a co-founder […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are now 2-0 on the season, and it’s thanks in large part to Derek Carr who has the team rolling offensively. Unfortunately for the team, the veteran QB suffered a right ankle injury in Week 2 that makes his status a bit concerning. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, head […]

The Las Vegas Raiders won their season opener against the Baltimore Ravens in what was an epic Monday Night Football showdown. However, after all the cheers and celebration, the harsh reality is starting to sink in for Jon Gruden and Co. As Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk reported, Gruden and the rest of the […]

The Las Vegas Raiders escaped their Week 1 Monday Night Football showdown against the Baltimore Ravens with a 33-27 overtime victory when Derek Carr hit Zay Jones for a 31-yard touchdown. It capped off an absolutely bonkers game that featured a number of twists, turns and swings of emotion. The game had Raiders head coach […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are headed into their eighth season with quarterback Derek Carr and their fourth season with coach Jon Gruden. The duo has gone just 19-29 together but the last two seasons have shown signs of hope. Carr is a fairly average quarterback locked in at a pretty average price tag for the […]

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Marcus Mariota was expected to play on Saturday night against the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2 of the preseason. Instead, head coach Jon Gruden opted to go against playing Mariota, out of an abundance of caution. Following the game, Gruden addressed Mariota’s quad strain and tried to provide some sort […]

The Los Angeles Rams and Las Vegas Raiders caused quite a commotion in a simple practice. The two sides held a joint practice that ended in a brawl, forcing Vegas head coach Jon Gruden to pull the plug early. Big brawl breaks out…Gruden yells, To the Bus! And that should do it for joint practice. […]

The Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Rams joint practice on Thursday ended early after both sides engaged in a huge brawl. Afterward, Raiders head coach Jon Gruden had a simple message for his team. According to Paul Gutierrez and Lindsey Thiry of ESPN, Gruden had a simple message. “That’s enough of that crap…That’s not […]

With the NFL’s new rule policy regarding potential forfeits for teams with COVID-19 outbreaks, teams’ around the league are racing to get their rosters vaccinated. According to Pro Football Talk, Jon Gruden reveals the Las Vegas Raiders vaccination status as one of the highest in the league right now. Gruden claims that every staff member […]

After finishing 8-8 in 2020, Jon Gruden and the Las Vegas Raiders would like nothing more than to pillage in 2021—wrecking what will undoubtedly be a tough AFC West division alongside the Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, and Los Angeles Chargers. Gruden and the Raiders possess a lot of young talent finally coming into their […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have had quite the interesting approach to building their roster this offseason. After dishing away most of their offensive linemen, who were pretty solid for the most part, the Raiders now are potentially looking to make a big splash in the NFL draft this year. According to Ian Rapoport, the Raiders […]

After going 8-8 and missing the playoffs in 2020, the Las Vegas Raiders aim to improve the roster and make the postseason in 2021. They’ve already been busy this month, trading away Trent Brown to the New England Patriots. For the Raiders, they’ll need to beef up their offensive line to get Josh Jacobs going […]

American broadcaster and former NFL wide receiver Cris Collinsworth held a talk with Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden on his podcast featuring San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman. Despite having an apparent warning from Collinsworth on a possible tampering violation, Gruden didn’t show any signs of fear and publicly recruited Sherman to join […]