Don Van Natta Jr.Aug 12, 2025, 06:00 PM ET
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Jon Gruden said Tuesday that he is eager to discover the truth in a Nevada courtroom about whether commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL leaked emails to the media before Gruden was forced to resign as Raiders head coach in 2021.
“I’m looking forward to having the truth come out and I want to make sure what happened to me doesn’t happen to anyone else,” he said in a statement provided to ESPN.
Gruden said he blames the NFL for leaking the emails, which led the league to pressure the Raiders to force him out when the team was 3-1.
“The league’s actions disrupted the whole season,” Gruden said. “We were leading the division at the time, and they completely blindsided me and the team.”
He added, “What happened wasn’t right and I’m glad the court