Spewing the garbage Gruden did meant he couldn't work for the NFL. Those are but a few, but what's equally horrific is how deeply Gruden hated that the league decided to try and protect its players from head trauma injures.
The NY Times reports, 'Gruden’s messages were sent to Bruce Allen, the former president of the Washington Football Team, and others, while he was working for ESPN as a color analyst during “Monday Night Football.” In the emails, Gruden called the league’s commissioner, Roger Goodell, a “faggot” and a “clueless anti-football pussy” and said that Goodell should not have pressured Jeff Fisher, then the coach of the Rams, to draft “queers,” a reference to Michael Sam, a gay player chosen by the team in 2014.' I’m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone.' Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. 'I have resigned as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders.