One of the most influential places in Gruden’s coaching career was Orlando, where he played and coached for the Arena Football League’s Orlando Predators. Unfortunately, Wednesday was a sad day for the Predators as they announced they have suspended operations.
“Yeah, it’s a bummer, it is,” Gruden said. “It was a fun league. It gave a lot of people a lot of enjoyment over the years, opportunity both playing-wise, coaching-wise. Fans had a great time. It was a very fan friendly league, opened a lot of doors for myself, met a lot of great people, coached a lot of great people, played with a lot of great people, great experience, great place.