The NFL had to jettison Jon Gruden not only because of his offensive statements, but because his messages reveal how powerful people in the league and their sponsors think and talk about players, EdgeofSports writes.
The only person in the NFL world who seemed to get the significance from jump was Smith, whowhen only the email targeting him was being discussed,"This is a thick skin job for someone with dark skin, just like it always has been for many people who look like me and work in corporate America."
"Racism like this comes from the fact that I’m at the same table as they are and they don’t think someone who looks like me belongs," he said."I’m sorry my family has to see something like this but I would rather they know. I will not let it define me." The NFL and the Raiders had to jettison Gruden not only because of his offensive statements, but also because these messages reveal how powerful people in the league and their sponsors think and talk about the players and the issues that have swirled around the league in recent years. Gruden did much of his writing to Bruce Allen, the former president of the Washington Football Team and the brother of former Virginia Gov.
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