Former head coach Jon Gruden has returned to NFL coaching to help Derek Carr get to grips with the New Orleans Saints offense.
Gruden resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in October 2021 after a league investigation into the Washington Football Team for workplace misconduct found he had used racist, misogynistic and homophobic slurs in emails written between 2011 and 2018. However, the 59-year-old has been brought in by the Saints in a specialist role to assist Carr.
Gruden worked with the quarterback for just over three seasons and his familiarity with the offensive scheme set to be employed by the Saints ensured he could help Carr transition to his new team effectively. New Orleans signed Carr to a four-year deal worth $150million (£121m) in March after his release from the Raiders, who selected him in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
