The lawsuit filed by former Raiders coach Jon Gruden continues be bogged down in the opening squabble over whether the case will be dismissed or, failing that, sent to arbitration.
Via Katelyn Newberg of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Gruden has filed paperwork opposing the NFL’s companion motions on Friday. Per the article, Gruden argues that the NFL appears “quite foolish” for arguing that it had an interest in “rooting racism, sexism and homophobia” from the league, given the allegations made by former Dolphins coach Brian Flores in a lawsuit filed on February 1.
“These statements were nothing more than hollow corporate speak when made on January 19, 2022, but they appear quite foolish now after the torrent of revelations against the NFL and [Roger Goodell] that have recently come to light,” Gruden’s lawyers write.
Gruden’s lawyers also claim that the question of “whether Gruden’s statements constituted conduct detrimental to the NFL” is irrelevant to his…