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Jon Gruden’s quest for retribution vs. NFL looks ironclad and shows no hint of a settlement

The report was a lot to unpack. And there was no shortage of juice.

That was the general consensus in NFL circles Wednesday, as power brokers around the league indulged in their favorite nuggets from ESPN’s detailed look at the potential sources of leaked Jon Gruden emails that cost him his job with the Las Vegas Raiders — then reportedly rippled into Daniel Snyder’s sale of the Washington Commanders. Throughout much of the day, league sources shared screenshots or quotes from portions of the story, accompanied by emojis or gleeful retorts about a swampy mess that seems to be getting only deeper by each turn of the calendar.