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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 […]

The Las Vegas Raiders seemed poised to secure a win over the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night, only for the Raiders to lose in heartbreaking fashion. Following the narrow defeat to Miami, Jon Gruden discussed the late-game decision he made that led to the Dolphins winning the game. “I don’t regret it,” Gruden said, via […]

Thursday’s matchup between the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers produced a couple of intriguing storylines. One of them, which some folks may have missed, came in the form of Raiders head coach Jon Gruden wearing a Oakland Raiders hat to start the game. Gruden himself acknowledged the blunder, which he corrected later in […]

With news recently emerging that the Las Vegas Raiders have decided to part ways with defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, it has now been revealed that head coach Jon Gruden has picked Rod Marinelli to fill in the recently vacated role. This report comes via Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network: Rod Marinelli takes over as […]

The Las Vegas Raiders found themselves in a deep hole after they succumbed to a 43-6 defeat to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 12. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden didn’t have much to say after their disappointing performance and only likened the frustrating situation to an uncanny comparison. “When you go to the dentist and […]

The Las Vegas Raiders just got their behinds handed to them on Sunday by the Atlanta Falcons. Fans are looking for someone to release their frustration on. Head coach Jon Gruden was the first to step up and took complete ownership of the embarrassing L. It was a massacre in Atlanta as Matt Ryan and […]

The Las Vegas Raiders are desperate for some production in the sack department, signing both Vic Beasley and Takk McKinley recently. Even though Beasley and McKinley won’t be active on Sunday versus the Atlanta Falcons, Jon Gruden believes both of them will be major cogs in Las Vegas’ defense. “I don’t want to say that […]

The AFC has been quite crowded in the middle of the pack with Week 11 of the NFL regular season winding down. Entering Week 11, six teams pursuing the Super Bowl had identical 6-3 records. The seventh and extra playoff spot at the back end of the postseason lineup could help clear up such a […]

In his third season under Jon Gruden, Derek Carr appears to be getting comfortable at quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders. Ahead of the team’s rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs, Gruden claims that Carr is ‘all business’ this season. “He’s all business,” Gruden said Wednesday, via Anthony Galaviz of the Fresno Bee. “He’s on […]

The Las Vegas Raiders allegedly took a victory lap inside their team buses around Arrowhead Stadium following their victory over the Kansas City Chiefs back in October. Chiefs coach Andy Reid was not exactly delighted to hear about the Raiders’ alleged post-game antic, but for his part, Raiders shot-caller Jon Gruden didn’t seem to care […]

The Las Vegas Raiders have been slapped with fines stemming from multiple violations against the league’s COVID-19 health protocols. Coach Jon Gruden recently opened up about the matter, and as it appears, he feels the team still did everything they could have. According to Gruden, he stands by how the Raiders have been handling the […]

The NFL has levied heavy fines against the Las Vegas Raiders and head coach Jon Gruden, for violations of the league’s COVID-19 protocols, Charles Robinson of Yahoo! is reporting. Sources: #NFL will fine the Las Vegas #Raiders $500,000 & coach Jon Gruden $150,000 and strip the team of a 6th round draft pick for COVID-19 […]

Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr remained at the forefront of the team as they escaped with a 16-6 victory against the Cleveland Browns in Week 8. His rushing game was on display as it was key for the Silver and Black to notch their fourth win of the season, and garnered praises from head […]

Although the Las Vegas Raiders and head coach Jon Gruden made former Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Henry Ruggs III the top pass catcher selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, the new look AFC West franchise also seems to realize that the former collegiate standout is still a rookie. Despite the fact that Ruggs III […]

The Las Vegas Raiders had to send all of their starting offensive linemen home Wednesday after Pro Bowl right tackle Trent Brown was placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Raiders head coach Jon Gruden said he made the call as a precautionary measure, considering the five starters had previous contact with Brown. Gruden also stated he […]

The Las Vegas Raiders pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the season thus far after defeating the Kansas City Chiefs, 40-32, in their Week 5 matchup. Understandably, Raiders head coach Jon Gruden had nothing but good things to say about his team’s performance, particularly with the commendable defensive job they did on Chiefs […]