Some of the vulgar emails that led to Jon Gruden’s resignation were submitted in court filings by Washington Football Team owner Daniel Snyder four months ago, in an effort to compel former team executive Bruce Allen to hand over documents in an unrelated legal matter.
The emails, which were filed in federal court in Arizona and obtained by USA TODAY Sports on Wednesday, contain several of the exchanges between Gruden and Allen that were reported by The New York Times on Monday night – including one in which Gruden refers to commissioner Roger Goodell as a “clueless anti football (expletive).”
Gruden’s name and email address are redacted in the court filings, which refer only to exchanges between Allen and “a popular then-current ESPN on-air personality.” Goodell’s name is also redacted and replaced with “Football Person.”
Gruden, 58, resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on Monday.
