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Gruden, whose complaint alleges “Soviet-style character assassination,” can’t be happy that the decision will be made behind closed doors by commissioner Roger Goodell. Let’s take a step back.
What this is about: In the lawsuit, Gruden accused Goodell of leaking emails that included racist and homophobic content as part of a 2021 campaign to get Gruden fired. The NFL denied leaking the emails, while Gruden resigned under pressure that October and filed the lawsuit the following month. If you want to read Gruden’s complaint, you can find it here.
Gruden sent those emails in question to Washington’s then-president Bruce Allen, all while Gruden worked at ESPN. The league discovered the content while reviewing Allen’s emails during its investigation into the franchise’s workplace culture.
After Gruden filed the lawsuit, the NFL and Goodell tried to compel arbitration, based on the terms of Gruden’s employment agreement and the NFL Constitution.
What this means: Unless successfully appealed, Gruden’s case will not move forward in public nor in the legal system, instead settled in closed-door arbitration and decided by a defendant in the case, Goodell. Yes, a party to the dispute would rule on the dispute.
Jon Gruden’s Lawsuit: Yep, this is still ongoing
Yesterday, a Nevada Supreme Court panel sided with the NFL against former Raiders coach Jon Gruden, reversing a district court’s order that denied the NFL’s motion to send Gruden’s complaint into its arbitration process.Gruden, whose complaint alleges “Soviet-style character assassination,” can’t be happy that the decision will be made behind closed doors by commissioner Roger Goodell. Let’s take a step back.
What this is about: In the lawsuit, Gruden accused Goodell of leaking emails that included racist and homophobic content as part of a 2021 campaign to get Gruden fired. The NFL denied leaking the emails, while Gruden resigned under pressure that October and filed the lawsuit the following month. If you want to read Gruden’s complaint, you can find it here.
Gruden sent those emails in question to Washington’s then-president Bruce Allen, all while Gruden worked at ESPN. The league discovered the content while reviewing Allen’s emails during its investigation into the franchise’s workplace culture.
After Gruden filed the lawsuit, the NFL and Goodell tried to compel arbitration, based on the terms of Gruden’s employment agreement and the NFL Constitution.
What this means: Unless successfully appealed, Gruden’s case will not move forward in public nor in the legal system, instead settled in closed-door arbitration and decided by a defendant in the case, Goodell. Yes, a party to the dispute would rule on the dispute.