Quoted from Pickle:Now more details have come out and Gruden steps down. Only question is why is all this leaked now?
Clearly, the NFL gave the Raiders/Gruden a chance to deal with this in a satisfactory way on Friday, and they didn't. He was coaching on the sidelines on Sunday after a non-apology and the ridiculous "rubber lips" excuse.
That's why it all leaked on Sunday and he's gone on Monday.
I know this is the seed that will birth a million "cancel culture" rants, but you have to look at it this way; as management/boss, there's no way Gruden can continue to coach. He showed a complete disregard for player health and safety, and insulted many members of his team and staff. In 2021 you can't have a head coach/GM who thinks concussion protocol and player safety is a joke, and doesn't think certain people deserve to be on NFL rosters. It just doesn't work that way. If any one of you ran a large business, and your highest-ranking employee/manager did the same thing, you'd have to make the same decision.