On Monday night, Gruden resigned from the Las Vegas Raiders after more disgusting emails surfaced from years ago. It all began on Friday when Gruden was put under investigation by the NFL for an email sent in 2011 in which the coach used a racial trope to criticize NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith.
Gruden coached on Sunday against the Chicago Bears, but by Monday, he would be finsihed, thanks to The New York Times. Reaction continues to pour in on this story, including some remarks from former players.
During Tuesday morning’s edition of “Keyshawn, JWill & Max” on ESPN Radio, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers star wideout Keyshawn Johnson said that he always knew his former head coach had bad qualities about him.
Johnson describes him as a “fraud” and “used car salesman” who constantly talks behind the backs of others, even when being pleasant to them in person.
“I didn’t know that Jon would say things like that or put them in an email,” Johnson said. “He’s just always been a fraud to me.
“From day one, he’s been a used car salesman. And people bought it because he inherited a championship team from Tony Dungy and Rich McKay, and he came in there with a little bit of different energy than we had with Tony, and it kind of kicked us over the top to get a world championship, which I’m grateful for.”
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Johnson also relayed when Gruden took the Super Bowl Trophy from Rich McKay, then the Buccaneers’ GM, and McKay’s departure at mid season in 2003 “because he doesn’t want to be around this guy.”
As of right now, it seems very unlikely Gruden will ever coach again or be on a sports show to talk about Football. He has basically been kicked out of the football fraternity.
