NFL reporter Tom Pelissero and SportsCenter reported Monday. The Times’ story comes a few days an email that Gruden sent in 2011 when he used racist terms to denounce DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association.
When asked about it over the weekend, Gruden admitted he went too far but that he didn’t have “a blade of racism” in his body.But the Times found multiple instances of Gruden using derogatory terms in emails with those around the league, including former Washington Football Team executive Bruce Allen.
Gruden criticized players who knelt during the National Anthem, denounced the hiring of female referees, and in at least one instance, said that eams shouldn’t be pressured to draft “queers” (a reference to.