Regardless of suing the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has spent a good period of time on an NFL sideline over the past two seasons.
He’s popped up on the New Orleans Saints and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ mini-camp and coaching camp, and it’s clear Gruden nonetheless desires to teach someplace within the not-too-distant future.
However his subsequent break might come prior to anticipated, solely it might be exterior of the NFL.
In a latest interview with CBS Sports activities — his solely interview since resigning from the Raiders in 2021 — Gruden admitted that he’s open to any head-coaching prospects which will come his manner, together with within the faculty ranks.
“Yeah, I am fascinated by teaching,” Gruden said. “My dad was a university coach, I used to be a university coach at Pitt, my spouse was a cheerleader at Tennessee after I met her. Hell yeah, I am fascinated by teaching. I do know I can assist a crew, I do know I can assist younger gamers get higher, and I do know I can rent a superb workers, and that is the one factor I can assure. However yeah, I am very fascinated by teaching at any stage, interval.”
CBS Sports activities spoke with just a few athletic administrators to gauge whether or not or not Gruden can be welcomed again as a coach. The consensus appeared to be that it could be — relying on the college and the state of affairs.
One AD within the SEC labeled Gruden as “untouchable” whereas others at lower-level colleges appeared to be extra open to the thought of presumably hiring him.
“If I used to be out there proper now, would I interview Jon Gruden? Yeah, most likely,” a Group of 5 AD stated. “There’d be no purpose to not. Now, if I used to be at Florida, no, I am not doing that. It is not the appropriate match, proper time. Loads of that relies on the appropriate job. One of many issues with a Group of 5 [school] is you’ll be able to take a extra calculated threat.”
Gruden’s fame within the teaching world was primarily given a loss of life penalty after a collection of leaked emails by the New York Times uncovered him for utilizing misogynistic, racist and anti-LGBTQ+ language between 2011-18 when he labored as an analyst for ESPN.