Jon Gruden resigns as Las Vegas Raiders head coach following reports of offensive emails
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Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden has resign from his position, the Raiders announced Monday. The announcement came shortly after a report in the New York Times claimed that Gruden had sent a series of offensive emails while working as an analyst at ESPN.
"I have resigned as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders," Gruden said in a statement tweeted by the Raiders. "I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I'm sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone."
In a follow-up statement posted on Twitter, team owner Mark Davis said he has accepted Gruden's resignation.
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