Jon Gruden used a vulgar description to refer to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in one of the emails shared by the league with Raiders executives last week, he confirmed to ESPN.
The Las Vegas coach's emails have been at the center of controversy over the last week after the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that he used a racist trope to describe NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith in a 2011 email. Gruden was a commentator for ESPN at the time he sent the message.
In the latest revelation, Gruden said the emails flagged by the NFL also included insults aimed at unnamed team owners who were part of the 2011 labor dispute that led to a lockout.