More emails sent by Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden have surfaced and they feature homophobic and misogynistic language.
A Wall Street Journal reports found that now Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden used racist language regarding NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith in an email sent back in 2011. Now, more emails have surfaced, and they are troublesome.
In a New York Times article published on Monday, a separate league investigation found Gruden’s emails, and they featured homophobic and misogynistic comments.
According to the emails reviewed by the New York Times, Gruden “denounced the emergence of women as referees, the drafting of a gay player and the tolerance of players protesting during the playing of the national anthem.”
The emails were sent to then-Washington Football Team president Bruce Allen while Gruden was a commentator for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.”
This story will be updated with additional information.