Jon Gruden lands Barstool Sports job with whispers NFL exile could soon be ending
Published Nov. 14, 2024, 8:51 a.m. ET
Jon Gruden is back in the game — sort of.
Three years after resigning from the Raiders over leaked emails in which he used racist and homophobic language, Gruden was hired by Barstool Sports on Thursday.
Barstool president Dave Portnoy confirmed the news — first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter — by posting a video of Gruden breaking down his famous “Spider Y 2 Banana” play to Barstool employees. It is reportedly a multi-year deal.
“Let’s go,” Portnoy wrote above the video.
it is unclear what exactly the 61-year-old Gruden’s role with the sports and entertainment blogging website will be.
In the video Gruden asks the Barstool employees: “You guys want to learn some football? Seriously, do you? Alright, let’s pound the rock.”
The Super Bowl-winning coach has increased his online profile recently with a series of intense TikTok videos on his Gruden Loves Football account in which he breaks down the league.
Gruden is currently suing the NFL and commissioner for Roger Goodell, accusing him of “selectively leaking” emails in an orchestrated move to force him out as Raiders coach.
The emails were sent to former Commanders former team president Bruce Allen and were part of an investigation into Washington’s workplace culture under then-owner Daniel Snyder.