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The NFL is asking the court to reverse a lower
court's decision to allow Gruden's lawsuit for negligence and
intentional interference with contractual relations to proceed
in the courts. The NFL instead wants Gruden's complaint to be
dealt with in arbitration, overseen by NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell, who is named in the lawsuit.
Gruden filed the suit in November 2021. Wednesday's hearing was
postponed from November, when attorneys, citing a scheduling
conflict, asked for the postponement.
Gruden is accusing the NFL of leaking emails he wrote to
then-Washington Commanders president Bruce Allen from 2011-18
that were rife with racist and homophobic remarks and highly
critical of Goodell. The leaked emails stoked public outrage
against Gruden, eventually leading to his resignation as head
coach of the Las Vegas Raiders -- an outcome he said the league
manipulated.
Gruden in the suit accused the league of a "malicious and
orchestrated campaign" to force his resignation.
The emails surfaced as part of the NFL's investigation into
workplace culture in Washington under its previous owner Daniel
Snyder. The leaked emails, found amid 650,000 documents, became
the only part of the league's probe that went public, and Gruden
is suing for damages and to find out the source of the leaks.
Gruden resigned with more than six seasons remaining on a
10-year, $100 million contract he signed with the Raiders.
Clark County (Nev.) District Court Judge Nancy Allf denied the
NFL's motion to compel arbitration in May 2022, a ruling the
league is appealing to the high court on Wednesday.
--Field Level Media
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