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NFL lawyers say that Jon Gruden “continued to send the same kinds of derogatory emails consistently following his start date with the Raiders,” as those that became public stemming from the league’s investigation into the Commanders franchise, according to a new filing reviewed by 8 News Now in Las Vegas.
Gruden resigned as Raiders coach on Oct. 11, 2021, after a report by The New York Times detailed his use of misogynistic, racist and anti-LGBTQ language in emails sent during his time with ESPN. The report came on the heels of the news that the coach had used a racist trope to describe NFL players association executive director DeMaurice Smith, a Black man.
