Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden on Sunday addressed the controversy over a 2011 email where he used racist language to describe NFL Players Association chief DeMaurice Smith.
Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden speaks on his headset during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Las Vegas.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell added:"Over the past few months, at the commissioner’s direction, senior NFL executives reviewed the content of more than 650,000 emails, including this email which was sent to a club employee. Earlier this week, the executives presented a summary of that review to the commissioner and are sharing with Raiders executives emails pertaining to coach Gruden."
Rod Graves, executive director of Fritz Pollard Alliance, a nonprofit whose mission is"to champion diversity in the National Football League," said in a statement that the NFL and the Raiders need to respond to Gruden’s remarks with a"remedy commensurate with these painful words." "The insensitive remarks made by Jon Gruden about DeMaurice Smith are indicative of the racism that exists on many levels of professional sports," Graves said."Furthermore, it reveals that the journey for African Americans and other minorities in sports is riddled with irrepressible mindsets at the highest level. It is our hope that the league and team ownership will address this matter with a remedy commensurate with these painful words.
Head coach John Gruden of the Las Vegas Raiders reacts during the first half against the Chicago Bears at Allegiant Stadium on Oct. 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada."The content of an email regarding DeMaurice Smith from Jon Gruden when he worked for ESPN 10 years ago is disturbing and not what the Raiders stand for. We were first made aware of the email late yesterday by a reporter and are reviewing it along with other materials provided to us today by the NFL.
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