Reports: Jon Gruden out as head coach of Raiders

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Jon Gruden is nary longer the manager of the Las Vegas Raiders, according to aggregate reports.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal said it confirmed that Gruden told Raiders proprietor Mark Davis, his players and unit that helium was resigning.

Gruden's resignation came hours aft The New York Times published a study that said Gruden had made homophobic and misogynistic comments successful the past.

The Raiders are the lone squad successful the NFL to person an openly cheery player. Carl Nassib came retired anterior to the commencement of the season.

Gruden had already apologized for utilizing a racist trope successful an email, arsenic archetypal reported by The Wall Street Journal.

Players who commented astir the Wall Street Journal nonfiction said they stood by their coach.

"All the guys, we each benignant of talked astir however we felt astir it and however [Gruden] treats the players. He's a players' coach. So, everybody was benignant of similar ... conscionable overanalyzing it. I don't deliberation it's going to impact it, due to the fact that our guys, we're led by each other," ESPN quoted Raiders moving backmost Josh Jacobs.

Gruden was successful his 4th twelvemonth with the Raiders. He had a 10-year declaration worthy $100 million.

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