NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith said Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden's use of a racist trope in a 2011 email was yet another example of how racism persists in our society.
Smith raised his concerns in a Twitter thread:
"The email from Jon Gruden – and some of the reaction to it – confirms that the fight against racism, racist tropes and intolerance is not over. This is not about an email as much as it is about a pervasive belief by some that people who look like me can be treated as less.