With a number of NFL groups trying to get a brand new head coach, some must settle with whoever’s left.
There are solely so many top-notch candidates accessible at this level.
NFL insider Peter King identified that Mike Vrabel, Ben Johnson, and Aaron Glenn are No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3 on most groups’ lists, respectively.
Nonetheless, in a latest chat with Jim Grey (through SiriusXM NFL Radio), he claimed that Jon Gruden has emerged as a possible darkish horse candidate.
“The darkish horse man within the teaching derby… is Jon Gruden.”
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He claimed that whereas he didn’t know whether or not Gruden would get a job, a number of groups have been doing their due diligence on him.
That’s not a lot of a shock.
Gruden resigned as the pinnacle coach of the Raiders after some disturbing emails surfaced that he despatched over the course of a seven-year interval whereas he was employed as a broadcaster for ESPN. He sought authorized motion towards the league over the discharge of the emails.
On prime of that, it’s not like he was doing nicely with the staff.
Whereas answerable for the Las Vegas Raiders, he made some questionable choices, which set them again and led to the buying and selling away of a few of their finest gamers.
It’s been virtually twenty years since he was among the finest coaches within the sport.
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