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Raiders HC Jon Gruden Out as Head Coach, Resigns
MSN ^ | 10/11 | Marcus Mosher

Posted on 10/11/2021 6:18:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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On Monday night, Jon Gruden informed the team that he will resign as the team’s head coach after a New York Times piece was written in regards to emails he sent back in 2011.

The piece showed a number of concerning emails with vulgar criticism directed at Roger Goddell, President Barack Obama and more. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Raiders received word of these emails on Friday but did not take action over the weekend.

Instead, Gruden coached on Sunday against the Bears in what was his final game as the coach for the Raiders. The news was first reported by NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero via his Twitter account.

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To: jy8z; numberonepal

Long day, late night.
Waiting on my NiaTonin flush before bed.
KEK


81 posted on 10/11/2021 7:36:29 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (LfEuTcSk GjOoe BbRiAdNeDnDON)
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To: Religion and Politics

Gruden brought Bruce Allen to Tampa Bay also.


82 posted on 10/11/2021 7:37:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

:: Bruce Allen was at WFT from 2010 - 2019 ::

Weren’t they correctly called the “Redskins” in that time frame?


83 posted on 10/11/2021 7:38:42 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (LfEuTcSk GjOoe BbRiAdNeDnDON)
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To: dfwgator

I wish.


84 posted on 10/11/2021 7:39:52 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

I don’t know, but I don’t want to be fired.


85 posted on 10/11/2021 7:41:41 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

your probably right...they wont touch him for awhile, but i bet if he started football podcast he’d be a big hit again.


86 posted on 10/11/2021 8:53:16 PM PDT by thinkliberty64
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To: thinkliberty64

What platform will allow him?


87 posted on 10/11/2021 9:15:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

He called someone a “queer”. I guess that’s homophobic. But isn’t that what the Q in LGBTQ stands for?


88 posted on 10/11/2021 9:25:38 PM PDT by The people have spoken (Proud member of Hillary's basket of deplorables)
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To: dfwgator; MinuteGal; M Kehoe

Gruden is my new hero for having said what so many people think, unabashedly. He’s wealthy and can retire or do other things of value in life without having to kiss the *ss of any cancel culture woke master. He has my admiration.


89 posted on 10/11/2021 10:31:50 PM PDT by flaglady47 (Donald J.Trump, President in 2024 - DeSantis for VP (or Senior AIvisor))
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To: richardtavor
Sue the club and the NFL

He's going to get the rest of salary due to him.

He ought to be suing whoever snooped and dug up his private emails. Hulk Hogan won a similar lawsuit a few years back.

90 posted on 10/11/2021 11:39:46 PM PDT by Kazan
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To: nickcarraway
I hate “cancel culture” as much as anyone, but I would have fired Gruden just because he comes across as an immature juvenile in these e-mails.

I couldn’t imagine Vince Lombardi, Don Shula or Tony Dungy sending a message like these.

91 posted on 10/11/2021 11:54:01 PM PDT by Alberta's Child ("All lies and jest, ‘til a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest.")
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To: Kazan

Why would he get the rest if he resigned?


92 posted on 10/12/2021 1:36:59 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: NWFree

“ They say he insulted gays and minorities and Goodell and was apparently a big meanie.”

They also said he insulted Obama. It’s entirely possible the Obama, gay, and minority insults were all directed toward the same person (Obama).


93 posted on 10/12/2021 5:54:27 AM PDT by BlueMondaySkipper (Involuntarily subsidizing the parasite class since 1981, )
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To: nickcarraway

My guess: Gruden’s salacious emails were done not only as Head Coach of the Raiders, but also when he was still an employee of ESPN. Both the Raiders and ESPN turned over the emails to NFL league offices.


94 posted on 10/12/2021 6:50:23 AM PDT by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's Economic Cure)
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To: nickcarraway

Will be interesting to see. Typically, coaching contracts are guaranteed. I could see if he was fired for cause, he might not get the money but he resigned.


95 posted on 10/12/2021 10:02:34 AM PDT by Jonny7797
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To: Jonny7797
Why would you get the money if yo resign?

So you could sign a 10 year/ $100 million contract and resign the next day and still get paid?

96 posted on 10/12/2021 10:10:02 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
All coaches (and players in most pro sports) signed guaranteed contracts that result in them being paid if they fired or released.
97 posted on 10/12/2021 10:24:58 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: Kazan
First of all, he wasn't fired or released. (He may have, in effect, but he publicly resigned)

The Raiders are the poorest, or one of the poorest, teams in the NFL. They can't afford to pay out everything.

98 posted on 10/12/2021 10:26:36 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Kazan

Most players in the NFL are not on fully guaranteed contracts. Not that long ago, no contracts in the NFL were guaranteed at all.


99 posted on 10/12/2021 10:27:23 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Qui is

Excellent point.

I cancelled Twitter.

I still have a FB account, but I rarely use it, and avoid political topics. But still, it would be better to remove it.


100 posted on 10/12/2021 10:28:45 AM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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