NFL statement: “The email from Jon Gruden denigrating DeMaurice Smith is appalling, abhorrent and wholly contrary to the NFL’s values. We condemn the statement and regret any harm that its publication may inflict on Mr. Smith or anyone else.” https://t.co/b9IUku9saH
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Carl Nassib was trending last night on Twitter. And it damn sure had nothing to do with anything he's ever done on a football field.
I wouldn't say Smith's the only one getting his pound of flesh right now.
Nassim has been playing really fucking well this year. If anyone thinks it wasn't an open secret about him being gay . . [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Again - I think it's fair to note the difference in what you say and what you write.
Very few people speak how they write. Writing is just a more thought out process. You process as you go and have an opportunity to soften/amend before you submit.
I've said plenty of rough shit in the company of friends - yeah, it happens. But man - I've just never emailed it. At worst I've done it behind the anonymity of a screen name and maybe 3-4 people on this board who have any knowledge of who I am. This is where I'd empty all chambers if I were ever inclined to do so and I've never come that over the top.
And even here, apart from the day I got pissed off at some petty shit the mods were doing with Pestilence and tried to get myself banned, I've never written anything approaching what Gruden said. And it sure as hell sounds like Gruden said it in anger/frustration. Despite being behind a keyboard with plenty of time to cool off and process - so it wasn't off the handle or emotion. At that point its a sincerely held belief.
Writing is a different medium. And yeah, I think it's a different standard.
And frankly, again, not many of us are tasked with being the public face of a billion dollar public entity. He absolutely has to know better, even behind closed doors. To hell with the bad luck of getting caught, what if he has to cut/fire someone who's heard him speak like that? And they go to the next team and start airing out dirty laundry.
He just can't do that. It was stupid. Do I think it makes him a mouth-breathing cretin? Nah - I already thought he was a mouth-breathing cretin. This doesn't do much to alter my image of Jon Gruden. But it will have impacted his ability to lead the team and represent the franchise in public settings. So ultimately it should've cost him his job.
I remember that and I still appreciate that shit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Coochie liquor:
Gruden fired for saying things the Super Bowl halftime artists have all made a living on. Hypocrisy at its finest. Lmmfaoooooooo.
You know, I looked up some Dr Dre lyrics and I seemed to miss the line that says
"Tell that nigga Roger Goodell he's a pussy ass fag. Peace." [Reply]
The NFL's response as to why only Gruden's e-mails were released out of the 650,000 e-mails obtained during the Redskins workplace misconduct investigation is... unclear:
Originally Posted by :
NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy confirmed that Gruden's emails were part of a batch of more than 650,000 messages that Wilkinson's team provided to the NFL – correspondence that "raised issues beyond the scope" of alleged workplace misconduct in Washington.
League executives reviewed the messages and summarized their contents for Commissioner Roger Goodell last week, McCarthy said.
Gruden's emails sparked disgust around the league, as well as questions about the league's handling of the WFT probe and its quiet resolution.
What do the other 649,000-plus emails contain? Why were they flagged by investigators? Will the league release them or other materials obtained as part of the WFT investigation?
McCarthy told USA TODAY Sports that NFL officials had no plans to release the emails because confidentiality was an element of the WFT investigation. (It did, however, release the emails sent by Gruden to the Raiders.)
Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88:
The NFL's response as to why only Gruden's e-mails were released out of the 650,000 e-mails obtained during the Redskins workplace misconduct investigation is... unclear:
