Jon Gruden Again Says He’s Not A Racist After Raiders Loss
Oct 11, 2021, 10:54 AM
Head coach Jon Gruden of the Las Vegas Raiders reacts during a game against the Chicago Bears at Allegiant Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bears defeated the Raiders 20-9. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jon Gruden again said he is not a racist after his Las Vegas Raiders lost their first game since the revelation of the head coach’s 2011 remark about players’ union leader DeMaurice Smith.
Gruden apologized for his “insensitive remarks” when asked about the decade-old emails following the Raiders’ 20-9 loss to the Chicago Bears.
🔴🎥 Live: Coach Gruden and select players address the media live from Allegiant Stadium. https://t.co/184CZkCDni
— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) October 10, 2021
A Wall Street Journal story last week noted that Gruden, then working for ESPN, referred in a racist way to Smith’s facial features in an email.
Gruden ended his news conference after a series of questions about the emails and his behavior.
.@NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy called the 2011 email from current @Raiders head coach Jon Gruden "appalling, abhorrent and wholly contrary to the NFL’s values.”#NFL #RaiderNation https://t.co/JaAE0iVV6o
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 8, 2021
He said he has not been contacted by the NFL about the remark.
