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Nevada Supreme Court Postpones NFL's Appeal in Jon Gruden Emails Lawsuit to January

Gruden claims NFL intentionally leaked old emails, leading to his forced resignation and ruined career, seeks monetary damages.

Overview

  • The Nevada Supreme Court has postponed the date for oral arguments in Jon Gruden's contract interference and conspiracy lawsuit against the NFL to January 10.
  • The postponement came at the request of attorneys citing a scheduling conflict; however, details of this conflict were not provided.
  • Gruden, the former Las Vegas Raiders coach, alleges that the NFL leaked emails containing racist, sexist, and homophobic content that he sent while working as an ESPN announcer.
  • These emails, sent between 2011 and 2018 to former Washington Commanders executive Bruce Allen, were discovered during an NFL investigation into the workplace culture of the Washington team.
  • Gruden claims that the disclosure of these emails destroyed his career and ended his endorsement contracts, leading to his seeking of monetary damages.