It’s clear that Jon Gruden thinks a lot of Zay Jones. The feeling is mutual.
Jones, a Las Vegas Raiders’ wide receiver, credits his head coach for re-igniting his passion for the game in an interview with the team’s in-house TV show.
“I’ve said this to many people I’ve talked to, Gruden has kind of reignited that fire and that love, for me, with football again,” Jones said in the interview. “Football’s something that early on in my career, felt like a job a little bit. But Gruden has brought that passion that’s just like, ‘I enjoy playing this game again.