Former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden continues to face fallout within the wake of sexist, homophobic and racist emails changing into public by an NFL investigation.
The most recent information comes from Tampa Bay, the place the Buccaneers will take away the previous head coach from the stadium’s Ring of Honor, the place he was inducted in 2017. Gruden was the Buccaneers head coach from 2002-08 after being traded by the Oakland Raiders.
“The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have advocated for purposeful change within the areas of race relations, gender equality, range and inclusion for a few years,” an announcement from the Bucs learn. “Whereas we acknowledge Jon Gruden’s contributions on the sector, his actions go in opposition to our core values as a company. Subsequently, he’ll now not proceed to be a member of the Buccaneers Ring of Honor.”
Gruden resigned from his place as Raiders head coach on Monday after a New York Instances report revealed additional use of bigoted language in emails to his good friend, former Washington crew President Bruce Allen. That information got here sooner or later after a Wall Road Journal report revealed that he used a racist trope to explain NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith, who’s Black.
The 58-year-old Gruden received Tremendous Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers after the 2002 NFL season, changing into the youngest head coach to win a championship in NFL historical past on the time.
Gruden’s spot within the Ring of Honor was not the one factor he misplaced Tuesday, as sports activities attire firm Skechers terminated its contract with him.
