Related: Carl Nassib: What you need to know about the first active NFL player to come out as gayGruden, a widely-respected coach, won the Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after the 2002 season, among other career highlights.
He’s also known for his presenting work with ESPN.The New York Times broke the story.It said the emails emerged after the NFL conducted a review of around 650,000 emails following allegations of workplace misconduct and harassment at the Washington Football Team (the team formally known under a slur for indigenous Americans).In one email, sent in 2011, Gruden criticized the NFL Players’ Union Chief, DeMaurice Smith, who is Black, using racist stereotypes.Gruden, at the time, was working for ESPN on Monday Night.