Raiders owner Mark Davis questions timing of Jon Gruden email leak
3 years, 1 month ago

Raiders owner Mark Davis questions timing of Jon Gruden email leak

LA Times  

Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis says he doesn’t believe the team was targeted in the leaking of emails that led to the resignation of coach Jon Gruden. Speaking after the NFL owners meetings ended Wednesday, Davis also acknowledged the team has reached a settlement with Gruden, who received a 10-year, $100-million contract to return to coach the team in 2018. Asked about any recent conversations with Gruden, whose racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments were uncovered during an investigation of workplace misconduct at the Washington Football Team, Davis said: “He’s hurt, he’s really hurt. Echoing the sentiments of his late father, Al Davis, the Pro Football Hall of Fame owner, Davis noted about the way his team was drawn deeply into the Washington investigation: “We’re Raiders.

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Former NFL coach Jon Gruden loses Nevada high court ruling in NFL emails lawsuit
7 months, 1 week ago

Former NFL coach Jon Gruden loses Nevada high court ruling in NFL emails lawsuit

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — Former NFL coach Jon Gruden lost a Nevada Supreme Court ruling Tuesday in a contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit he filed against the league after he resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021, but his lawyer said he will appeal. The panel majority, Justices Elissa Cadish and Kristina Pickering, said Gruden “expressly acknowledged” in his contract …

Raiders owner Mark Davis has decisions to make on coach and general manager positions
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Raiders owner Mark Davis has decisions to make on coach and general manager positions

Associated Press  

HENDERSON, Nev. — With the Raiders’ season over, all eyes turn to owner Mark Davis and whether he will overhaul the franchise over the next several weeks or keep the key leadership pieces in place. Moving on the general manager’s job first indicates Davis would like to get that position settled so the person has a say in who becomes …

Raiders owner Mark Davis opens up about firing Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler: ‘I saw regression’
1 year, 1 month ago

Raiders owner Mark Davis opens up about firing Josh McDaniels, Dave Ziegler: ‘I saw regression’

New York Times  

HENDERSON, Nev. — When Las Vegas Raiders owner Mark Davis sat down with The Athletic for an interview in March, he didn’t have any bold proclamations for what he expected from coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler. “I saw regression.” While the Raiders getting outscored 56-26 in losses to the Chicago Bears and the Detroit Lions the last …

Tafur: Raiders’ defense showed heart, but loss raises more questions about braintrust
1 year, 1 month ago

Tafur: Raiders’ defense showed heart, but loss raises more questions about braintrust

New York Times  

DETROIT — It should have been much easier to sugarcoat Monday night’s performance. Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo was so bad Monday that McDaniels wouldn’t commit to starting him next week against the New York Giants. “It ain’t my job.” GO DEEPER Lions ride Jahmyr Gibbs' big night to beat Raiders Crosby had a big day, donating $1 million to his alma …

Chandler Jones makes unsupported claims about Raiders coach and owner on social media
1 year, 2 months ago

Chandler Jones makes unsupported claims about Raiders coach and owner on social media

New York Times  

Pass rusher Chandler Jones went live on X, formerly known as Twitter, early Thursday morning and made unsupported allegations about members of the Las Vegas Raiders organization during a rambling, 25-minute-long monologue. The video comes after Jones, 33, wrote in a social media post Monday that he was recently hospitalized “against my will” by the Las Vegas Fire Department and …

Raiders' Chandler Jones SLAMS his own team in shocking since-deleted Instagram posts - as $51m star claims he 'doesn't want to play', hits out at the coach and says he has been locked out of the build
1 year, 3 months ago

Raiders' Chandler Jones SLAMS his own team in shocking since-deleted Instagram posts - as $51m star claims he 'doesn't want to play', hits out at the coach and says he has been locked out of the build

Daily Mail  

The 33-year-old won Super Bowl XLIX with the New England Patriots in 2015 Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones indicated in shocking and since-deleted social media posts on Tuesday that he no longer wanted to play for coach Josh McDaniels and general manager Dave Ziegler on social media. 'It's a shame that I am a top athlete with 112 …

Mark Davis learning patience and other Raiders takeaways from NFL owners’ meetings
1 year, 8 months ago

Mark Davis learning patience and other Raiders takeaways from NFL owners’ meetings

New York Times  

PHOENIX — You can say a lot of things about Raiders owner Mark Davis, but you can’t question his desire to have a winning team. Davis was in good spirits when he walked the halls of the Arizona Biltmore Resort at the NFL owners’ meetings this week, but he doesn’t like that people are calling his team “Patriots West” as …

NFL to appeal ruling in Gruden lawsuit over leaked emails
2 years, 6 months ago

NFL to appeal ruling in Gruden lawsuit over leaked emails

Associated Press  

LAS VEGAS — The NFL said Wednesday it will appeal a ruling denying a request to move former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league from a public courtroom into closed-door arbitration. “Neither the NFL nor the Commissioner leaked Coach Gruden’s offensive emails,” the league said in a statement issued after Clark County District Court Judge Nancy …

NFL asks Nevada court to dismiss lawsuit from Jon Gruden
2 years, 11 months ago

NFL asks Nevada court to dismiss lawsuit from Jon Gruden

Associated Press  

The NFL filed a motion asking a Nevada court to dismiss former Raiders coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the league, saying the accusations that the the NFL leaked Gruden’s old, offensive emails are “baseless” and “should be dismissed for failure to state a single viable cause of action.” The league responded Wednesday to the suit Gruden filed in district court …

Gruden sues NFL over publication of his offensive emails
3 years, 1 month ago

Gruden sues NFL over publication of his offensive emails

Associated Press  

Former Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden has sued Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL, alleging that a “malicious and orchestrated campaign” was used to destroy Gruden’s career by leaking old emails he had sent that included racist, misogynistic and homophobic comments. The emails sent to former Washington Football Team executive Bruce Allen from 2011 to 2018 during Gruden’s time …

Jon Gruden Sues NFL For Publishing His Offensive Emails
3 years, 1 month ago

Jon Gruden Sues NFL For Publishing His Offensive Emails

Huff Post  

“In contrast to the formalities of the Washington Football Team investigation, Defendants’ treatment of Gruden was a Soviet-style character assassination,” the lawsuit alleges. The Wall Street Journal reported on Oct. 8 that Gruden used a racist term to describe NFL union chief DeMaurice Smith. The suit says that NFL pressured the Raiders to fire Gruden after the release of that …

Congress seeks information from NFL on WFT investigation
3 years, 2 months ago

Congress seeks information from NFL on WFT investigation

Associated Press  

A Congressional committee is seeking documents and information from the NFL regarding the investigation into the Washington Football Team and how the league handled it. “We have serious concerns about what appears to be widespread abusive workplace conduct at the WFT and about the NFL’s handling of this matter,” U.S. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney, chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight …

Don Jr backs disgraced coach Jon Gruden: ‘Let’s see the emails and texts of Goodell and every NFL owner’
3 years, 2 months ago

Don Jr backs disgraced coach Jon Gruden: ‘Let’s see the emails and texts of Goodell and every NFL owner’

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Comparing the incident with controversies surrounding president Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, …

Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach over offensive emails
3 years, 2 months ago

Jon Gruden resigns as Raiders coach over offensive emails

Associated Press  

Jon Gruden has resigned as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after emails he sent before being hired in 2018 contained racist, homophobic and misogynistic comments. I’m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone.” He stepped down after The New York Times reported that Gruden frequently used misogynistic and homophobic language directed at Commissioner Roger Goodell and others in the …

Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after reports of derogatory language in emails
3 years, 2 months ago

Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after reports of derogatory language in emails

NPR  

Raiders coach Jon Gruden resigns after reports of derogatory language in emails Gruden resigned following news reports that he used derogatory language in emails dating back to 2011. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Jon Gruden resigned last night as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, and it's not because his team is losing. GOLDMAN: Well, last Friday, it was revealed …

Jon Gruden emails were part of June court filing by WFT owner Dan Snyder
3 years, 2 months ago

Jon Gruden emails were part of June court filing by WFT owner Dan Snyder

LA Times  

Several inflammatory emails by Jon Gruden were filed as exhibits in federal court by attorneys for Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder in mid-June, almost four months before they were leaked to two newspapers and led to Gruden’s resignation as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. In another email, the “ESPN Personality” wrote Allen in August 2014 and called a …

Jon Gruden Apologizes For Racist Email That Mocked Black Union Leader's Lips
3 years, 2 months ago

Jon Gruden Apologizes For Racist Email That Mocked Black Union Leader's Lips

Huff Post  

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr said he was among many players who were “shocked” to hear about Gruden’s comment a decade ago. People grow.” The leader of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a watchdog group that champions diversity in the NFL, says Gruden’s remark about Smith is indicative of racism throughout professional sports. “The insensitive remarks made by Jon Gruden about DeMaurice …

Opinion: Las Vegas Raiders coach’s emails spotlight a much deeper problem for the NFL
3 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: Las Vegas Raiders coach’s emails spotlight a much deeper problem for the NFL

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan Chair in ethics and political values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. CNN — A Wall Street Journal report that longtime …

Raiders Unable to Utilize All Their New Digs in Las Vegas
4 years, 4 months ago

Raiders Unable to Utilize All Their New Digs in Las Vegas

News 18  

After years of playing in a dilapidated stadium in Oakland with a rundown team facility, the Raiders were looking forward to showing off their fancy new digs in Las Vegas this season. The Raiders will play their first season at $2 billion Allegiant Stadium near the Las Vegas Strip without any fans and have been unable to fully utilize the …

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