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 Allf rejected league bids to dismiss Gruden’s claim outright or to order out-of-court talks that could be overseen by Goodell. “The court’s denial of our motion to dismiss is not a determination on the merits of Coach Gruden’s lawsuit,” said the NFL statement provided by spokesman Brian McCarthy. The NFL has a responsibility to act, league attorney Kannon Shanmugam argued in court, in cases involving “conduct detrimental to the best interest of the league or professional football.” Gruden attorney Adam Hosmer-Henner told the judge that putting the case in the hands of Goodell, a named defendant in the lawsuit, would pose an “unconscionable” conflict-of-interest.

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

AP source: No one else in NFL cited with email violations
3 years, 2 months ago

AP source: No one else in NFL cited with email violations

Associated Press  

The NFL has found no other current team or league personnel to have sent emails containing racist, homophobic or misogynistic language similar to messages written by Jon Gruden that led to his resignation as Las Vegas Raiders coach, according to a person familiar with the documents. The person familiar with the investigation as well as emails told The Associated Press …

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 …

Right-wing fumes over NFL coach Jon Gruden's resignation for racist, homophobic emails
3 years, 2 months ago

Right-wing fumes over NFL coach Jon Gruden's resignation for racist, homophobic emails

Salon  

Right-wingers are rushing to defend Raiders head coach John Gruden following his resignation amid a series of reports that Gruden spoke in racist, sexist, and homophobic terms spanning roughly a decade. Jesse Kelly, conservative talk radio host of "The Jesse Kelly Show," suggested that the push for Gruden's dismissal was led by "a bunch of lying, whiny pretenders in this …

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 …

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 …

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