NFL EmailGate Super Cancel drama: Gruden fired, Adam Schefter insider outed?

I agree with Bobrek. I get it a lot of people say stupid and insensitive things especially when younger. It's a different matter to be doing so consistently when as a man in his 50's. On top of that bad mouthing co workers and others in your profession on work emails.

I also agree that I think the NFL is being very selective here and I strongly suspect that what Gruden said has been said widely throughout the NFL. A few years ago Viking's Punter Chris Kluwe publicly criticized then Vikings' special teams coach Mike Priefer for homophobic language that he would use during team meetings. While the Vikings disciplined Priefer he is still coaching in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns. I have a hard time accepting that Gruden and Priefer are the only coaches, execs and players in the NFL frequently using language like that.

 

Any profession that has a machismo culture such as pro Football or direct combat military occupations are going to be rife with that type of "humor". That's the unfortunate reality.

 

Yes in martial arts circles especially among older martial artists a lot of this type of attitudes are prevalent. Even as a college coach in recent years I've had to caution and restrain some of my players about what their language.

 

Regardless of who the conversation was between, making fun of a black man's lips, saying the NFL shouldn't draft queers and calling people faggots reveal the true character of a 50+ year old man.

 

Black man lips jokes? Probably. Certainly plenty of racist jokes based on stereotypes.

Using the F-word though is pretty similar to using the N-word. Does not belong in the vocabulary. And for him to be coach of the only team with an openly gay player, that is pretty damn bad.

 

If you had written an email to the WFT and it was on their server, it would be being looked at as well.

 

if it's a bad business decision then it's their decision to make, and they will pay a price for it.

 

RELEASE ‘EM ALL

 

Poor Gruden.

So he is owed something for the NFL leaking things he actually said and he thinks he would have not had to resign if they were revealed at another time?

Makes total sense.

 

I don't think Gruden's lawsuit as much of a chance. He's not denying he wrote those things and if he used NFL email accounts those are the NFL's property. Too many people don't realize that work email's aren't private correspondence but professional and insulting co workers and others, using crude language in most businesses is a fireable offense.

That said I have a very hard time accepting that Gruden was the only coach or executive out there saying such things. While what Gruden did I think is a fireable offense but I can also believe that the NFL was being very selective about this.