{"id":879322,"date":"2021-10-14T13:14:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T17:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=879322"},"modified":"2021-10-14T13:14:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T17:14:29","slug":"nflpa-plans-to-request-release-of-emails-from-washington-football-team-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nflpa-plans-to-request-release-of-emails-from-washington-football-team-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"NFLPA Plans To Request Release Of Emails From Washington Football Team Investigation"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fnflpa-plans-to-request-release-of-emails-from-washington-football-team-investigation%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=879322&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>Following the backlash over leaked emails sent by former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, the NFLPA plans on requesting the release of the more than 650,000 &nbsp;emails investigated by the NFL over the past few months.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have had communications with the league, and the NFLPA plans to request that the NFL release the rest of the emails,\u201d NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/2021\/10\/12\/jon-gruden-emails-washington-football-team-investigation\/8422040002\/\">USA Today<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to USA Today, the NFL does not plan on releasing the emails.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The NFL found Gruden\u2019s racially insensitive and homophobic emails in the course of their investigation of workplace misconduct inside the Washington Football Team organization.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Smith went on \u201cThe Right Time with Bomani Jones\u201d podcast on Wednesday and said that he\u2019s interested to see if the emails contain language that shows a racial bias from teams when they are making hiring decisions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m interested in \u2014 is there correspondence that suggests teams are making decisions about coaches based on the color of their skin?\u201d Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32395337\/demaurice-smith-discusses-email-trove-wft-investigation-questions-whether-race-factor-hiring-decisions-nfl\">said<\/a>. \u201cAre they actively hostile to players that have chosen to self-identify in various ways? Are they denigrating of people based on sexual preference or religious identity?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also on Wednesday, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr spoke about Gruden, saying that opening up private emails from NFL coaches and general managers could be a good idea.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOpen up everything,\u201d Carr <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/32397143\/in-wake-jon-gruden-resignation-offensive-emails-raiders-qb-derek-carr-says-open-everything-nfl-teams-correspondence\">said<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we just started opening up everybody\u2019s private emails and texts, people would start sweating a little bit. \u2026 Hopefully not too many. But maybe that\u2019s what they should do for all coaches and GMs and owners from now on, is open up,\u201d the Raiders\u2019 quarterback said Wednesday. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to open up everything. See what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gruden resigned on Monday following a New York Times report that found emails from Gruden over a seven-year span that he sent while he was working as an analyst for Monday Night Football. The emails were sent to the then president of the Washington Redskins \u2014 Bruce Allen \u2014and others regarding women referees in the NFL, homosexual players being drafted, and the topic of players protesting the national anthem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The reaction has been swift, and the cancellation of Gruden is underway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Bay Buccaneers \u2014 the defending Super Bowl champions \u2014 are doing their best to cut all ties from the coach that led the franchise to their first Super Bowl, removing Gruden from their Ring of Honor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers have advocated for purposeful change in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following the backlash over leaked emails sent by former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden, the NFLPA plans on requesting the release of the more than 650,000 \u00a0emails investigated by the NFL over the past few months.\u201cWe have had communications with the league, and the NFLPA plans to request that the NFL release the rest of the emails,\u201d NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith told USA Today.\u00a0According to USA Today, the NFL does not plan on releasing the emails.\u00a0The NFL found Gruden\u2019s racially insensitive and homophobic emails in the course of their investigation of workplace misconduct inside the Washington Football Team organization.\u00a0Smith went on \u201cThe Right Time with Bomani Jones\u201d podcast on Wednesday and said that he\u2019s interested to see if the emails contain language that shows a racial bias from teams when they are making hiring decisions.\u00a0\u201cWhat I\u2019m interested in \u2014 is there correspondence that suggests teams are making decisions about coaches based on the color of their skin?\u201d Smith said. \u201cAre they actively hostile to players that have chosen to self-identify in various ways? Are they denigrating of people based on sexual preference or religious identity?\u201dAlso on Wednesday, Raiders quarterback Derek Carr spoke about Gruden, saying that opening up private emails from NFL coaches and general managers could be a good idea.\u00a0\u201cOpen up everything,\u201d Carr said.\u00a0\u201cIf we just started opening up everybody\u2019s private emails and texts, people would start sweating a little bit. \u2026 Hopefully not too many. But maybe that\u2019s what they should do for all coaches and GMs and owners from now on, is open up,\u201d the Raiders\u2019 quarterback said Wednesday. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to open up everything. See what happens.\u201dGruden resigned on Monday following a New York Times report that found emails from Gruden over a seven-year span that he sent while he was working as an analyst for Monday Night Football. The emails were sent to the then president of the Washington Redskins \u2014 Bruce Allen \u2014and others regarding women referees in the NFL, homosexual players being drafted, and the topic of players protesting the national anthem.\u00a0The reaction has been swift, and the cancellation of Gruden is underway.\u00a0The Tampa Bay Buccaneers \u2014 the defending Super Bowl champions \u2014 are doing their best to cut all ties from the coach that led the franchise to their first Super Bowl, removing Gruden from their Ring of Honor.\u00a0\u201cThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers have advocated for purposeful change in the areas of race relations, gender equality, diversity and inclusion for many years,\u201d the team statement read. \u201cWhile we acknowledge Jon Gruden\u2019s contributions on the field, his actions go against our core values as an organization. Therefore, he will no longer continue to be a member of the Buccaneers Ring of Honor.\u201d\u00a0Gruden won a Super Bowl in his first year as head coach of the Buccaneers in 2002 after being traded from the then-Oakland Raiders and was inducted into Tampa Bay\u2019s Ring of Honor in 2017.\u00a0On Wednesday, EA Sports announced they will be removing Gruden from their Madden NFL 22 video game.Gruden also lost his endorsement deal with the Skechers shoe company.\u00a0Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers, and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to\u00a0sports@dailywire.com.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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