Jon Gruden Suing NFL + Commissioner Roger Goodell For Defamation!

Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden suing the NFL and its commissioner, Roger Goodell, for what Gruden’s lawyers say was a concerted effort by the league to ruin his career.

If you recall, Gruden resigned as coach of the Raiders a month ago after homophobic, misogynistic, and racist emails he wrote were published by The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Read more on Gruden Suing Goodell…

CelebnSports247.com reports that Jon Gruden filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County, Nev., suing the league and Roger Goodell of engaging in “a malicious and orchestrated campaign.”

Jon Gruden alleges that officials intentionally leaked the emails during the middle of the Raiders’ season to inflict “maximum damage” on Gruden and his team.

Here’s the introduction to Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the NFL and Roger Goodell, alleging the league leaked Gruden’s emails to reporters. (The NFL has denied this.)

“Defendants … did intend to hurt Gruden and they did so with unchecked hypocrisy and arrogance.” pic.twitter.com/D7WUNwuxRS

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 12, 2021

The Journal first reported that Gruden used racist tropes to denigrate DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association, on Oct. 8.

When the head coach remained in his position after the Journal report, the league “ratcheted up the pressure,” by threatening to make more evidence public if the Raiders failed to terminate Gruden. The suit alleges that the league leaked more communications to the Times, which published its report on Oct. 11.

Gruden resigned hours after.

The NFL discovered the problematic emails during an investigation into workplace misconduct accusations against the Washington Football Team. The disparaging remarks were made during exchanges with Washington Football Team president Bruce Allen as well as others during Gruden’s stretch as an ESPN commentator, prior to returning to coaching in 2018. – NPR

NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy told CNN: