Jon Gruden was pressured to resign as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders greater than two years in the past, however one reporter lately floated chance of a workforce having curiosity in Gruden this offseason. That workforce is the Las Vegas Raiders.
Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Evaluation-Journal lately put collectively a listing of eight potential candidates to change into the following head coach of the Raiders. Whereas it could sound ludicrous, Gruden made the listing.
Gruden stepped down through the 2021 season after emails had been leaked that featured him utilizing racist and homophobic language. He additionally had destructive issues to say about NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a few of the emails. The 60-year-old has since filed a lawsuit in opposition to the NFL, alleging individuals with the league deliberately leaked the emails with the intention to pressure him out.
In keeping with Bonsignore, there are individuals across the NFL who imagine there’s a likelihood the league may permit the Raiders to rehire Gruden if Gruden agreed to drop his lawsuit.
The NFL needs Gruden’s lawsuit to be dealt with by way of arbitration relatively than in a public courtroom. Public litigation would result in discovery, which means Gruden and the general public may acquire entry to supplies obtained as a part of the investigation into office misconduct with the Washington Commanders. Gruden’s emails leaked as a part of that probe. The NFL has persistently refused to publicize the detailed findings of that investigation.
A listening to is scheduled for Jan. 10 in Nevada Supreme Court docket to find out whether or not Gruden’s lawsuit needs to be despatched to arbitration. If the three-judge panel guidelines in favor of Gruden, the NFL could also be way more motivated to settle relatively than threat having to air its soiled laundry in public.
Gruden has largely remained out of the general public eye since he resigned. He has been linked to another jobs, however he’s most likely ready to see how his lawsuit seems earlier than making any profession strikes.
