NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jon Gruden is getting again into skilled soccer.
The previous NFL coach is becoming a member of the Nashville Kats of the Enviornment Soccer One League as a part-owner and in what the membership referred to as “consulting and advisory roles in all facets of the staff’s soccer and enterprise operations.”
Gruden, 61, hasn’t been concerned in a U.S. skilled staff in an official capability since resigning as coach of the Las Vegas Raiders halfway by way of the 2021 season over emails he despatched previous to being employed that included racist, anti-gay and misogynistic feedback. Gruden did some consulting with the New Orleans Saints in 2023 however didn’t formally be a part of the employees.
The Tremendous Bowl-winning coach later filed a lawsuit in opposition to the NFL, claiming contract interference and conspiracy. A 3-justice panel of the Nevada Supreme Court docket sided 2-1 with the NFL final 12 months, ruling the league may pressure the civil case out of state courtroom and into personal arbitration that could be overseen by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
Gruden appealed the choice, and the lawsuit can be reviewed by the complete seven-person courtroom.
The Gruden household has deep ties to the Enviornment Soccer League. Jon’s youthful brother, Jay, received 4 league titles as a participant and two extra as a coach within the Nineties and early 2000s earlier than finally shifting on to a training profession within the NFL.
The Nashville Kats, who introduced Gruden’s partnership Monday, have an possession group that features former Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, who additionally serves because the Kats’ president and because the league commissioner.
“I’ve been a fan of indoor soccer for a very long time and jumped on the alternative to be concerned with Jeff and the Nashville Kats as a part of the possession group,” Gruden mentioned. “I’ve a lot respect for what Jeff has carried out over his profession and continues to do with the Nashville Kats and as commissioner of AF1. I am excited to be a part of the staff.”
