Sports World Reacts To Jon Gruden Resigning After More Disturbing Emails Were Revealed

The Jon Gruden tenure with the Raiders is officially over.

When a 2011 email including a “racist trobe” about NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith surfaced, it appeared that Gruden would be slapped in the wrist by the NFL.

But after the league released more troubling emails that contained homophobic comments, misogynistic remarks, and rhetoric about the National Anthem protests, the NFL put the onus on the Raiders to fire Jon Gruden.

Jon Gruden is f-kedhttps://t.co/G2BYrGFYDY

— SideAction (@SideActionHQ) October 12, 2021

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Only hours after the additional emails were revealed, Jon Gruden officially resigned as the head coach of the Raiders.

There it is 👀 https://t.co/aWaJocpMu5

— SideAction (@SideActionHQ) October 12, 2021

Shortly after the news was announced, social media was blowing up to bash Jon Gruden.

There are a lot of terrible things about this Gruden story but I can't get over Bruce Allen forcing Washington's cheerleaders to do a topless photoshoot and then using his team email account to send the pictures to Gruden

— Computer Cowboy (@benbbaldwin) October 12, 2021

Urban Meyer thanking Jon Gruden for taking him out of the news cycle pic.twitter.com/Q7K7vAGIGA

— BLACK ADAM SCHEFTER (@B1ackSchefter) October 12, 2021

Jon Gruden at his new job in 2022 https://t.co/cc5vZL3J0M

— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) October 12, 2021

Urban Meyer lasting longer than Jon Gruden this season is the upset of the year. Congrats on your first win, Urb.

— Korked Bats (@korkedbats) October 12, 2021

Jon Gruden when Carl Nassib gets cut pic.twitter.com/WR4PCeZFD7

— alex 💙💛 (@highlghtheaven) October 12, 2021

It’s unclear who Mark Davis and the Raiders’ brass will tab to replace Jon Gruden. But after a lifetime of football, it appears he will now be forced into retirement.

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