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Report: Jon Gruden to Resign as Raiders HC After Racist, Homophobic Emails

Jon Gruden's tenure with the Las Vegas Raiders is over after four years.

Gruden reportedly is resigning, per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, after the NFL uncovered emails from his past that included racist, homophobic and misogynistic language (h/t Ken BelsonandKatherine Rosman of the New York Times).

Ian Rapoport

The NFL had been waiting for the #Raiders to respond to Jon Gruden’s emails. Gruden responds in, telling his staff and then players that he’s out. An incredbile fall.

According to that report, Gruden also "exchanged emails with [former Washington Football Team president Bruce Allen] and other men that included photos of women wearing only bikini bottoms, including one photo of two Washington team cheerleaders.