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Former Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden has sparked comeback rumors after attending the practice of a top NFL team on Monday.

Jon Gruden stepped down as head coach of the Raiders in the 2021 season, after old emails of his containing homophobic, racist and misogynistic language were leaked. He had six seasons remaining on the 10-year, $100 million contract signed with the Raiders in 2018.

Gruden spent the 2023 season as an offensive consultant for the New Orleans Saints and was subsequently hired by Barstool Sports last year. But is a return to the sidelines already in the works for Chucky?

The former “Monday Night Football” analyst spoke to reporters at the Detroit Lions practice on Monday. Interestingly, he was wearing a team hat and a long-sleeved shirt.

Jon Gruden also raved about Lions quarterback Jared Goff, comparing him to Hall of Famer and four-time Super Bowl champion Joe Montana. Naturally, that has led to speculation from fans that the Lions are bringing Chucky aboard.

“I hate to throw comparisons out, but the continuous movement that he plays with, he always reminded me of Montana, from the days I was with the 49ers,” Gruden said.

 


Goff and the Lions will kick off their 2025 season with a road game against the NFC North rival Green Bay Packers on Sept. 7 (4:25 p.m. EST).

Jon Gruden Has Worked With Plenty Of Great QBs During Coaching Career

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Gruden has worked with plenty of great quarterbacks during his career as a football coach. He worked with Montana and Steve Young in 1990 as an offensive assistant, with Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers, Randall Cunningham’s Philadelphia Eagles, future MVP winner Rich Gannon in Oakland and later Derek Carr.

Jon Gruden has seen it all as a football coach, so it’s certainly noteworthy when someone like him compares Jared Goff to Joe Montana. Now, if Goff could just start adding championship rings to the collection.

Brittney Griner Finally Breaks Her Silence Over Alleged Caitlin Clark Comments That The WNBA Refused To Investigate

Brittney Griner speaking to reporterBrittney Griner (Photo via Twitter)
WNBA star Brittney Griner was at the center of a new debate over what she allegedly said in a game against basketball phenom Caitlin Clark.

The Atlanta Dream center found herself at the center of social media controversy last month when some fans thought she disparaged Indiana Fever star guard Caitlin Clark upon fouling out.

The game’s broadcast focused on an upset Griner saying something as she returned to the Dream bench after fouling out of the game. While there’s no audio of this moment, some who tried to read Griner’s lips thought she called Clark a “trash f–king white girl.”

However, there’s no proof of Griner saying those actual words since others thought she stated something else.

It took weeks for someone to finally get a quote from her, and she provided much of nothing.

Brittney Griner was asked about this moment before her team’s June 15 game against the Washington Mystics and said, “I remember fouling out, being mad. I remember fouling out on, I believe it was [Natasha] Howard driving to the basket. They said I put my hand in.”

WNBA Chooses Not To Investigate Brittney Griner

Griner Drops F-Bomb, Apologizes Amid Clark Slur RowBrittney Griner (Photo By Dale Zanine-Imagn Images)
Moments before the conclusion of the Indiana Fever’s 81-76 victory over the Dream at the State Farm Arena in Atlanta weeks ago, cameras seemingly caught Atlanta Dream star center Brittney Griner labeling Caitlin Clark “trash” before calling her a “f***ing white girl” in frustration over a foul on Natasha Howard.

The clip of Griner speaking on the bench, lacking context, spread on social media and went viral.

Griner, who won a gold medal for Team USA at the Summer Olympics in Paris in 2024, essentially got aw@y with whatever came out of her mouth because the league basically ignored the controversy.

This incident is not the only time Griner vocalized her frustrations this season. Following another game, she stormed off mid-interview, yelling at the referees to “be f—ing better.