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Jon Gruden Defends 2018 NFL Draft Picks: 'I Don't Really Hear All the Skeptics'

Jon Gruden's first draft since returning as head coach of the Oakland Raiders has been met with some criticism.

Per Jerry McDonald of the Bay Area News Group, Gruden isn't letting that bother him.

"Well, I don't really hear all the skeptics," he said. "I have a cellphone too that works. I got a lot of coaches and friends in the NFL that are ecstatic about the picks that we made. And I apologize to people that don't like our picks and that are skeptical, and I also realize we have to prove that we did the right thing.