Former Raiders coach Jon Gruden called the NFL’s wanting to move his lawsuit to arbitration “unconscionable,” per Nevada state court filings obtained by The Athletic. Arbitration is a small trial conducted by a neutral third party for lawsuits so that it doesn’t have to go to a court trial.
Gruden also said the NFL’s concern over racial issues were “quite foolish now after the torrent of revelations against the NFL and (commissioner Roger) Goodell that have recently come to light.” Goodell was referring to Brian Flores’s lawsuit against the NFL for alleged racist hiring practices.
Gruden resigned as Raiders coach in October after offensive emails he sent from 2010 to 2018 were released. The emails, published by The New York Times, featured misogynistic, racist and anti-LGBTQ language by Gruden. Gruden is now suing the NFL for what he alleges was an orchestrated campaign to ruin his reputation. He has alleged that the NFL leaked the emails, though the NFL denied the claim.
