Raiders QB Derek Carr is sticking up for his former coach.
Earlier this month, Jon Gruden resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders after his old racist, sexist, and homophobic emails to former WFT exec Bruce Allen came to light.
Jon Gruden statement: “I have resigned as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I’m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 12, 2021
During an appearance on the FOX NFL Sunday pregame show, Carr told Charles Woodson that he wanted people to forgive Gruden for his emails.
Derek Carr tells FOX that he wants people to forgive Jon Gruden.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 24, 2021
Here's the video of Derek Carr's interview with @CharlesWoodson https://t.co/Vexf0F9KTP
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 24, 2021
Gruden isn’t doesn’t appear to be asking for forgiveness at the moment and told an HBO producer that the “truth will come out” recently.
“Maggie Burbank, who produced the story that we just did on Mark Davis, she actually called Gruden and he picked up the phone, much to I think her surprise,” Kremer said. “And he’s still in Las Vegas. . . . He says he’s letting the dust settle. He said, ‘People who know me know what I stand for 58 years. I have a resume of 58 years.’ He said, ‘The truth will come out.’ It’s certainly cryptic.”