defensive lineman Carl Nassib became the first active player to come out as gay.The emails were revealed in an NFL investigation into the Washington Football Team on an unrelated matter.
The messages were first reported by The New York Times. They were sent from 2011-2018.In one email, Gruden refers to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell as a “faggot” and a “clueless anti-football p****.” He also referred to out player Michael Sam as a “queer.” In another instance, Gruden mocked Caitlyn Jenner for her transition. “Taken together, the emails provide an unvarnished look into the clubby culture of one NFL circle of peers, where white male decision makers felt comfortable sharing pornographic images, deriding the league policies, and jocularly.