During that run, he became the network’s highest-paid personality. Gruden was a color analyst for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football” from 2009-17. His offensive-line-coach mentality is what I see when I watch his football team.” “This guy’s an outstanding coach,” he said. Gruden’s admiration for Pittman seemed unending. “You know, putting a team together, developing a team, the ups and downs that football brings. He said he misses every aspect of coaching. Though Gruden said he currently assists high school players and teams in the Tampa metropolitan area, he said he misses a full-time commitment to football. He coached the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to a 48-21 Super Bowl victory over the Raiders after the 2002 season. Gruden also coached the Raiders from 1998-2001. And I just ask for forgiveness, and hopefully, I get another shot.”

I’ve made some mistakes, but I don’t think anybody in here hasn’t. “I’m ashamed about what has come about in these emails, and I’ll make no excuses for it,” he said. Gruden was more candid as he spoke to Touchdown Club members and guests. It’s something that’s still in the news, and I want this to all be about the games and the players.” “I don’t really want to be involved in this, honestly. “I don’t really want to say too much,” Gruden said. His comments before the club luncheon on both matters were limited. He subsequently filed a pending lawsuit that accused the NFL and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell of using leaked emails to sabotage his career. Gruden was then in his 15th season as an NFL head coach and in the fourth season of his second stint as the Raiders’ coach with a 10-year, $100 million contract. Gruden, 59, who flew to Little Rock from his home in Tampa, resigned as head coach of the NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders last fall after an investigation uncovered emails from Gruden that the NFL alleged used racist, misogynistic and homophobic slurs. Arkansas will open its third season under Pittman when it hosts Cincinnati at Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville on Saturday. Pittman has coached Arkansas to records of 3-7 in 2020 and 9-4 last season, including a 24-10 victory over Penn State in the Outback Bowl. The way these Arkansas Razorbacks run the football is not a coincidence.” He knows what it takes to knock somebody off the ball, the different ways of attacking different fronts, the fundamentals, the techniques. “That means he’s a grinder,” Gruden said. Gruden said he appreciated Pittman’s background as a coach of offensive linemen. LITTLE ROCK - Fans of Arkansas Razorbacks football Coach Sam Pittman apparently extend east to at least Tampa, Fla.įormer NFL head coach and television football analyst Jon Gruden spoke to media representatives and a Little Rock Touchdown Club audience at the DoubleTree Hotel in downtown Little Rock on Tuesday.

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