Jon Gruden resigned as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in October 2021 after emails surfaced showing racist, misogynistic, and homophobic language. Since then, he has been involved in a long legal fight with the NFL, and recent reports say that case was still active in late 2025.

What happened

  • He stepped down after the email scandal became public in 2021.
  • The emails led to major backlash because of the offensive language they contained.
  • Gruden then sued the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the leak was part of a campaign to damage his career.
  • More recent coverage says he has remained visible in football circles and has also worked in media, including Barstool Sports.

Current picture

The short version is: he did not disappear, but his NFL coaching career was derailed by the emails and the fallout is still playing out in court. There has also been ongoing speculation about a comeback, but no confirmed return to an NFL head-coaching job.

Quick scoop

If you meant “why is Jon Gruden out of coaching,” it was the email scandal and the resignation that followed. If you want, I can also give you a 5-line timeline of the whole Gruden story.