{"id":878249,"date":"2021-10-14T07:29:28","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T11:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=878249"},"modified":"2021-10-14T07:29:31","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T11:29:31","slug":"nfls-only-openly-gay-player-asks-for-gets-day-off-after-grudens-emails-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nfls-only-openly-gay-player-asks-for-gets-day-off-after-grudens-emails-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL\u2019s Only Openly Gay Player Asks For, Gets Day Off After Gruden\u2019s Emails Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnfls-only-openly-gay-player-asks-for-gets-day-off-after-grudens-emails-revealed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=878249&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The only openly gay player in the National Football League. Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib, asked for a personal day off after emails from his former coach, Jon Gruden, were published with emails denigrating homosexuals.<\/p>\n<p>The Raiders granted the request; Raiders general manager Mike Mayock told reporters, \u201cHe just said he\u2019s got a lot to process. There\u2019s a lot that\u2019s been going on the last few days. And, of course, we support that request.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RAIDERS GM Mike Mayock: DL Carl Nassib, who is gay, requested a personal day. Said he has met with Nassib 3 times. Said Nassib is processing a lot of things and the team supports him. Mayock didn&#8217;t mention ex-coach Gruden&#8217;s homophobic emails, but that seemed to be behind this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Wyche (@wyche89) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wyche89\/status\/1448357897549729794?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNassib came out during Pride Month on June 21, announcing on Instagram that he planned on donating $10,000 The Trevor Project, which seeks to prevent suicides among LGBTQ youth,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10089529\/Carl-Nassib-NFLs-openly-gay-player-given-day-following-Jon-Grudens-resignation.html\">The Daily Mail<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>Gruden resigned Monday over emails he had written between 2011 and 2018 when he worked as an ESPN analyst. He issued a statement on Monday saying, \u201c\u201cI have resigned as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I\u2019m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Statement from former Raiders coach Jon Gruden: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RVyxgT09F4\">pic.twitter.com\/RVyxgT09F4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tyler Dragon (@TheTylerDragon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTylerDragon\/status\/1447742352601202693?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 12, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Raiders tight end Darren Waller supported Nassib taking the day off. \u201cI support that 100 percent. He\u2019s pretty much a lone wolf when it comes to that,\u201d he stated, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/news\/raiders-carl-nassib-takes-personal-day-away-from-team-after-jon-gruden-fallout\/lt5laB2V9Uas\/\">The Athletic<\/a>. \u201cNobody should be able to tell him how to feel. Nobody should be able to tell him how to grieve. He deserves to take time for himself because that\u2019s a lot to process. Somebody that you\u2019ve been invested in, battled with and you come out and there\u2019s a quote that says something like what was said, I can\u2019t imagine what he must be feeling and I respect him wanting to take his space and be able to come back clear-headed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/jon-gruden-resigns-as-raiders-head-coach-after-additional-emails-emerge\/\">reported<\/a> on Tuesday after emails from Gruden deemed as racist were revealed and Gruden had resigned:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u2026 the NFL was reportedly reviewing additional emails sent by Gruden over the past decade, and a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/10\/11\/sports\/football\/what-did-jon-gruden-say.html\">New York Times<\/a>&nbsp;report said that the league found homophobic and misogynistic<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The only openly gay player in the National Football League. Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib, asked for a personal day off after emails from his former coach, Jon Gruden, were published with emails denigrating homosexuals.The Raiders granted the request; Raiders general manager Mike Mayock told reporters, \u201cHe just said he\u2019s got a lot to process. There\u2019s a lot that\u2019s been going on the last few days. And, of course, we support that request.\u201dRAIDERS GM Mike Mayock: DL Carl Nassib, who is gay, requested a personal day. Said he has met with Nassib 3 times. Said Nassib is processing a lot of things and the team supports him. Mayock didn&#8217;t mention ex-coach Gruden&#8217;s homophobic emails, but that seemed to be behind this.\u2014 Steve Wyche (@wyche89) October 13, 2021\u201cNassib came out during Pride Month on June 21, announcing on Instagram that he planned on donating $10,000 The Trevor Project, which seeks to prevent suicides among LGBTQ youth,\u201d The Daily Mail noted.Gruden resigned Monday over emails he had written between 2011 and 2018 when he worked as an ESPN analyst. He issued a statement on Monday saying, \u201c\u201cI have resigned as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. I love the Raiders and do not want to be a distraction. Thank you to all the players, coaches, staff, and fans of Raider Nation. I\u2019m sorry, I never meant to hurt anyone.\u201dStatement from former Raiders coach Jon Gruden: pic.twitter.com\/RVyxgT09F4\u2014 Tyler Dragon (@TheTylerDragon) October 12, 2021Raiders tight end Darren Waller supported Nassib taking the day off. \u201cI support that 100 percent. He\u2019s pretty much a lone wolf when it comes to that,\u201d he stated, according to The Athletic. \u201cNobody should be able to tell him how to feel. Nobody should be able to tell him how to grieve. He deserves to take time for himself because that\u2019s a lot to process. Somebody that you\u2019ve been invested in, battled with and you come out and there\u2019s a quote that says something like what was said, I can\u2019t imagine what he must be feeling and I respect him wanting to take his space and be able to come back clear-headed.\u201dAs The Daily Wire reported on Tuesday after emails from Gruden deemed as racist were revealed and Gruden had resigned:\u2026 the NFL was reportedly reviewing additional emails sent by Gruden over the past decade, and a\u00a0New York Times\u00a0report said that the league found homophobic and misogynistic emails.\u00a0\u2026 According to the report, Gruden called NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a \u201cfa****\u201d and a \u201cclueless anti football p****.\u201d Goodell appears to be the subject of many emails, with Gruden using homophobic language when referring to the commissioner.\u00a0The emails were sent between 2011-2018 and included criticism of Goodell for his attempt to reduce concussions in the game of football, which Gruden reportedly felt was discouraging parents from allowing their children to play the game of football.\u00a0According to the Times, Gruden also felt that Goodell and the NFL should not have pressured the Rams to draft \u201cqueers,\u201d a reference to Michael\u00a0Sam.Sam, the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL, commented on Gruden\u2019s emails, \u201cIt\u2019s unfortunate, especially that the first active gay player who\u2019s playing is on the same team.\u2019\u2019The Sporting News noted:Michael Sam was the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft and competed for a spot on the Rams\u2019 53-man roster. Ultimately though, he didn\u2019t make the Rams\u2019 team and never played during the regular season. He\u00a0spent time on the Cowboys\u2019 practice squad in 2014 and in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes in 2015. He retired from professional football midway through the 2015 CFL season and hasn\u2019t played football since.The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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