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Raiders coach Gruden quits over controversial emails
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Jon Gruden resigned as the Las Vegas Raiders鈥 head coach on Monday night in the wake of further allegations of inappropriate emails.
The New York Times reported on Monday the existence of numerous emails that included homophobic or misogynistic terms. That news followed a Friday report from the Wall Street Journal that Gruden used racist language in a 2011 email when describing the appearance of DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the National Football League Players Association. Gruden apologized but said he didn鈥檛 remember writing the email. Gruden said in a statement on Monday night, 鈥淚 have resigned as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I鈥檓 sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone.鈥 He reportedly told team owner Mark Davis of his decision to step down in a face-to-face meeting. Davis wrote in a statement merely that he accepted Gruden鈥檚 resignation. Rich Bisaccia, the Raiders鈥 assistant head coach and special teams coordinator, is replacing Gruden as head coach on an interim basis, the team announced. Gruden, 58, signed a 10-year, US$100-million deal to return to coaching with the Raiders in 2018. The Raiders are off to a 3-2 start, leaving Gruden 22-31 in his second stint as the team鈥檚 head coach. He was 38-26 in the regular season while coaching the then-Oakland Raiders from 1998-2001, and he posted a 57-55 regular-season mark with the Buccaneers from 2002-08, leading Tampa Bay to a Super Bowl championship after the 2002 season.
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