Out NFL player Carl Nassib’s coach resigns after homophobic & racist emails revealed

Former Las Vegas Raiders Coach Jon Gruden
Photo: Louis Briscese via Wikipedia

Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has resigned from his position after emails were made public that showed him using homophobic, transphobic, sexist, and racist language. Gruden coached the team that out NFL player Carl Nassib plays for.

According to the New York Times, Gruden referred to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as a “faggot” and a “clueless anti football pussy.” He complained about how the St. Louis Rams drafted “queers” like Michael Sam, the first out gay player in the NFL.

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The emails come from throughout the last decade and are as recent as 2018. He directed much of his ire to Goodell for trying to reduce concussions in the NFL.

He also criticized football player Eric Reid, who kneeled during the national anthem to protest systemic racism and police violence against Black people, and said that Reid should be fired.

Gruden used homophobic insults to describe several people he disagreed with, including Goodell and NFL team owners, other coaches, and even journalists.

He also used racist insults, like saying that…

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