Following Jon Gruden’s racial comments about the face of Mr Smith and other homophobic emails, the coach has resigned from his position as the head coach.
Jon Gruden is an American football coach who was coaching Las Vegas Raiders in the NFL.
Apparently, he coached in the NFL for 14 years and along the process, Gruden got massive recognition for his works.
In fact, he became the youngest coach at the age of only 39 to win the Super Bowl when he did it with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002.
New York Post now reports that the coach Gruden has apparently resigned from his pots on Monday following the resurfacing of his homophobic and misogynistic remarks.
This happened just after his earlier racist comments were highlighted in the headlines.
What Happened To Jon Gruden Face?
Actually, nothing happened to Jon Gruden’s face but it was his comments about a union leader’s face that is creating the chaos.
The Guardian reports that Gruden made some racist comments about NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith’s facial features back in 2011.
He was still working as an analyst for ESPN back in the days and people seem to have misunderstood it with his own face.
Hence, nothing particular has happened to Jon Gruden’s face.
How Old Is Jon Gruden?
The former Las Vegas coach Jon Gruden’s age is 58 years old.
He was born on August 17, 1963, in Sandusky, Ohio, the United States, according to his Wikipedia bio.
Born to Slovene parents, Jon never flourished as a football player as he was always the backup option during his college years.
Thus, after graduating from the University of Dayton, Gruden started as a graduate assistant coach for the University of Tennessee at the age of 22.
Then began his coaching career during which he has won several titles up to his point.
Who Is Jon Gruden Wife?
Jon Gruden is married to his wife Cindy Brooks for around three decades now.
Gruden and Cindy first met each other back in 1985 when Jon was working as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Tennessee, where Cindy was a student.
Eventually, they got married in 1991 and now have three children together, Jon II, Michael and Jayson.
The whole family now resides in Las Vegas.
What Was Jon Gruden Salary?
As a head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders, Jon Gruden was earning an annual salary of around $10 million.
Sporting News reports that Gruden signed a ten-year contract worth $100 million when he was signed by the Raiders in 2018, making him the highest contracted coach in the history of the NFL.
Breaking down, his salary can be estimated at around $10 million per year for 10 years but the actual salary breakdown is not known.
Jon Gruden Racist Full Email Story
Jon Gruden is highlighted for making several racist and homophobic as well as misogynistic emailed comments down the past several years.
NY Post reports that while working for ESPN, Jon sent messages to Bruce Allen and other members.
In the emails, he called ‘faggot’ and multiple other racist words to various people which you can find in detail here.
Some names of the people against whom Gruden used his racist words are Roger Goodell, Eric Reid, and other NFL owners, coaches and journalists.