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In 2022, the NFL appealed to Nevada's high
court after a judge in Las Vegas rejected league bids to dismiss
Gruden’s claim outright or to order out-of-court talks through
an arbitration process that could be overseen by Goodell.
The Nevada Supreme Court, in a 5-2 ruling, said that “the
arbitration clause in the NFL Constitution is unconscionable and
does not apply to Gruden as a former employee.”
Gruden’s lawsuit alleged that Goodell and the league pressured
the Raiders to fire Gruden by leaking emails containing racist,
sexist and homophobic comments that Gruden sent, when he was an
on-air analyst at ESPN from 2011 to 2018. Gruden resigned from
the Raiders in October 2021 and sued the league a month later.
The NFL declined to comment on the ruling.
Gruden's attorney did not return a phone message seeking
comment.
Gruden was Raiders head coach when the team moved in 2020 to Las
Vegas from Oakland, California. He’s seeking monetary damages,
alleging that selective disclosure of the emails and their
publication by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times ruined
his career and endorsement contracts.
Gruden coached the Raiders in Oakland from 1998 to 2001, then
led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for seven years, winning a Super
Bowl title in 2003. He spent several years as a TV analyst for
ESPN before being hired by the Raiders again in 2018.
He later consulted for the New Orleans Saints in 2023. He is now
a part-owner and consultant for the Nashville Kats, a team in
the Arena Football One league.
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