Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden may sue the NFL and Roger Goodell!
The former Raiders head coach may not be done yet.
Last month, Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden made the decision to resign his position shortly after reports of his emails that included a past disparaging remark about DeMaurice Smith as well as using sexist and homophobic language were made public.
His announcement came shortly after even more damaging content was leaked to The New York Times of emails that he wrote in 2011 while serving as an analyst for Monday Night Football. Among the content included was a homophobic slur against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as well as the openly gay Michael Sam, as well as reportedly sharing photos of topless women that included a Washington Football Team cheerleader.
He leaves three years into having signed a 10 year, $100 million deal, finishing with a record of 22-31 and zero playoff appearances.
But apparently, he's not going away quietly. According to reports, he's considering a lawsuit against the National Football League and commissioner Roger Goodell.
Per CBS Sports:
"Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden continues to mull his legal options with several lawyers advising those close to him that they would be willing to take on a lawsuit against commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL over the handling of emails that resulted in Gruden resigning a few weeks ago.
Raiders owner Mark Davis revealed to the media at last week's owners meetings that he had reached a settlement with Gruden; sources said the former Super Bowl winning coach is out roughly $50 million in future salary. Gruden has kept a low profile since emails including racist and homophobic language he sent over the course of several years while an ESPN employee came to light as part of the NFL's inquiry into the toxic work climate at the Washington Football Team. Gruden was corresponding with WFT executive Bruce Allen; Allen was also engaged in several legal disputes with WFT owner Dan Snyder, with emails obtained as part of the discovery in that process.
The NFL has maintained that it did not leak any emails to the media, but Davis has raised several issues about the handling of the matter to associates, and he called for a written report of the WFT investigation to be produced last week as well. The timing of when the emails were revealed -- in-season rather than at any point in the long NFL offseason -- and the nature of what has been released thus far (only Gruden has faced job ramifications as part of the league's inquiry into WFT thus far) has raised significant issues for those close to the coach.
"This is anything but over," as one league source put it."
We'll wait to see what happens next.
