![Former NFL Coache Jon Gruden have a laugh while attending an NFL training camp session ten at the Miller Electric Center, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. [Doug Engle/Florida Times-Union]](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/70639695/ac51845c05f501d21b0509e5656f08dbfc38c2ad2ae227840793c031ae84a7ed)
Overview
- The Giants fired Brian Daboll after a 2-8 start and installed Mike Kafka as interim head coach while a broader search gets underway.
- Jay Gruden said on The Arena Gridiron that his brother would be very interested in the job and praised Jon Gruden’s fit with rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.
- Jon Gruden is a former Super Bowl–winning coach with Tampa Bay who also led the Raiders in two stints before resigning in 2021.
- His resignation followed leaked emails containing racist, sexist and homophobic language, which he has disavowed as not reflecting his beliefs.
- Gruden is pursuing a lawsuit alleging improper leaks by the NFL, with a Nevada Supreme Court ruling blocking arbitration, and any Giants decision is expected to wait until the offseason.