Jon Gruden has taken a page from the playbook of longtime Raiders owner Al Davis.
The former Raiders coach has sued the NFL & Commissioner Roger Goodell in Nevada state court.
“Through a malicious & orchestrated campaign, the NFL & Commissioner Roger Goodell sought to destroy the career & reputation of Jon Gruden, the former head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders,” the lawsuit alleges.
The complain contend that Gruden was “forced to resign” as a result of the persistent leak of supposedly secret emails from the Washington Football Team investigation.
“When their initial salvo did not result in Gruden’s firing or resignation, Defendants ratcheted up the pressure by intimating that further documents would become public if Gruden was not fired,” the lawsuit filed Thursday on Gruden’s behalf alleges. “They followed through with this threat by leaking another batch of documents to the New York Times for an October 11, 2021 article. On October 7, 2021, Jon Gruden was the head coach of the Raiders on a 10-year, $100-million contract. By October 11, 2021, he had been forced to resign.”
Obviously, Gruden got what he deserved based on the content of emails he sent to former Washington executive Bruce Allen. However, the emails should not have been weaponized to take Gruden out. Through this litigation, much more undoubtedly will be learned regarding who leaked the emails & why.
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