In January, the NFL filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit filed by former Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, putting the matter on hold until a decision was rendered. That motion has been denied, as noted by Tashan Reed of the Athletic. 
Other than the attempt to have the suit dismissed, the league also moved to have the case brought to arbitration. On both counts, the Nevada court denied those motions, meaning that either a settlement or trial will be the ultimate outcome of this case.
The 58-year-old sued the league and commissioner Roger Goodell in November, alleging that the leaked emails he sent to Bruce Allen were made public as a deliberate tactic to end his career. Remarks similar to the ones contained in those messages, the league stated in its response to the suit, were found in emails sent to “a half dozen recipients over a seven-year period”.
Gruden resigned in October after the release of those emails, which dated back to his time at ESPN and were examined as part of the wider investigation into the Commanders’ workplace culture. The league has consistently denied that they are responsible for the leak, arguing that the Raiders had cause to terminate his contract. This news clears a path for the case to be heard in open court, though that may not happen anytime soon.
Mark Maske of the Washington Post reports (on Twitter) that the league will appeal the court’s decision to deny their motions. At a minimum, doing so will further delay the process by which the matter is resolved. Gruden himself, meanwhile, made a very brief remark after the hearing was over.
“I’m just going to let the process take care of itself” he said. “Go Raiders.”
Open court = settlement. No way does the NFL want to go through discovery or having their dirty laundry aired in a public trial.
Bingo.
Yep, Gruden will be able to write the check himself. The NFL is not a squeaky clean organization to anyone, but it could get real filthy really quick. What’s crazy, it still might not matter.
Gruden was a sacrificial lamb to try and save Daniel Snyder because of the timing of Snyder buying out all the Washington minority owners, but Snyder belongs in jail and it is all gonna catch up to the league for the cover up if gruden heads to trial
Take it to discovery I want proof that whatever was in grudens emails was the worse than every other nfl coach or executive. Goodell is a clown, get em chuckie
Gruden better not settle; make this public. The NFL certainly did that to him & the old DC GM. There’s a reason the league didn’t want those emails made public & that’s because there are plenty other coaches and GM’s that either were cc’ed on the emails or replied with similar language. For well over 30 years, Gruden has been in the league at some level, he should have plenty of money so fight back.
It would be an expensive fight for no real purpose. His NFL career is finished and your typical fan could care less about intra league emails or the character flaws of owners or Goodell. They just want to see their team succeed.
I agree with those points. But why allow for the league to steam roll you and your career? That was my position.
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I disagree. I think a ton of people would be interested to know if Gruden type emails are common in the rest of the league. I think it would be naive to believe they aren’t. And that is why they will settle.
They’ll settle and it will be sealed. John Gruden will have hundred dollar bills falling out of his pockets and won’t bother to pick them up.
I’m unaware of any law that says you have to keep people’s racist emails secret…maybe I missed it…
What law or legal obligation is alleged to have broken here?
Typically you don’t get to (successfully) sue over legal things whose outcomes or motivations you dislike.
The problem is that they singled Gruden out if it is proven they leaked the e-mails.
So, if you find someone’s racist emails, you need at least one other person’s racist emails, too?
Gruden knows FOR SURE that there are other people’s racist emails in that batch, as well? How?
Not defending Goodell, etc. I just don’t see where he has anything but a bitter fishing expedition here.
Nope. Just that it’s highly unlikely that it was the only thing that was there. Between Grudens emails and Bruce Allen’s alleged actions…we’re sure that’s the only thing there? I have a hard time believing that. I do.
It can be true that Gruden AND the NFL are both trash. Saying the NFL is trash and trying to hide it doesn’t absolve Gruden.
But, again, let’s say that every single thing Gruden alleges is true…what law (or obligation even) was broken?
“Goodell and the NFL maliciously and deliberately singled me out for a targeted campaign of…completely legal activity” is a pretty dubious case.
And for sure, both are trash.
Oh that’s up to the courts but I feel like there is likely something there for targeting him and costing him that money while letting others skate.
NFL wouldn’t worry about getting this tossed if they thought nothing was going to happen.
The NFL has no interest in a Gruden e-mail investigation, as 2/3rds of all the other e-mails are much worse.
Make this a televised trial like the Depp v Heard case. Let the NFL reps squirm in their seat on the stand televised to the world.