Deadspin: Jon Gruden

Everything That's Wrong With Monday Night Football, In One New Yorker Paragraph

Tommy Craggs — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:15:18 EST

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There's a long profile of Jon Gruden in this week's New Yorker, which, frankly, is a little like opening up Guns & Ammo and finding a profile of Noam Chomsky, but there it is nonetheless, a zillion finely wrought words about this guy. Two passages are worth noting. More »

Tim Tebow Is The Football Establishment's Worst Nightmare

Nate Jackson — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:33:56 EDT

We're doing a season-long NFL roundtable with our friends at Slate. Check back here each week as a rotating cast of football watchers discusses the weekend's key plays, coaching decisions, and traumatic brain injuries. More »

THIS GUY Will Be Calling MNF For Another Five Years

Dom Cosentino — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:55:00 EDT

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ESPN hailed Gruden's contract extension as an "exclusive" one that will keep him in the booth and out of coaching through 2016. Which means we can all look forward to a lot more of this. [Awful Announcing] More »

Why It's OK To Hate Ron Jaworski And Jon Gruden

Drew Magary — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:20:25 EDT

Drew Magary's Thursday Afternoon NFL Dick Joke Jamboroo runs every Thursday during the NFL season. Buy Drew's new book, The Postmortal, through here. Find more of his stuff at his Twitter feed. More »

The $30 Product That Will Change How You Watch The NFL

Tommy Craggs — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:32:34 EDT

Here’s Jon Gruden Saying Weird Shit To Terrelle Pryor

Emma Carmichael — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:30:00 EDT

If you missed the supplemental Gruden Camp episode for supplemental draft candidate Terrelle Pryor on ESPN last night, then what you essentially missed was public harassment on a national broadcast. In a nice way! More »

All The Unkind Things Bill Simmons Said About His Colleagues In The ESPN Book

Emma Carmichael — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:20:28 EDT

One of the most interesting characters to emerge from the ESPN book is the formerly inscrutable Bill Simmons, if only because we've never heard him be so (openly) self-aware before. He again whips out the big swinging dick in some more excerpts. More »

Here's Jon Gruden Saying Weird Shit To Future NFL QBs

Emma Carmichael — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 18:35:00 EDT

One reason to bother watching SportsCenter the past few weeks — aside from watching legal baseball highlights, I guess — is the totally bizarre, always somehow informative "QB Camp" series the network has Jon Gruden hosting for a second year. While, like Gruden, we "don't believe half the [expletive] people on the channel" say, we do appreciate the moments he has so far created with Cam Newton, Blaine Gabbert, Jake Locker, and Andy Dalton. More »

How That Absurd Jon Gruden-To-Philly Rumor Got Started

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:50:30 EST

Every morning, the fine folks at Sports Radio Interviews sift through the a.m. drive-time chatter to bring you the best interviews with coaches, players, and personalities across the sports landscape. Today: blame Kyle Eckel's Facebook page. More »

Even The ESPN Announcers Were Tired Of Watching That Orange Bowl

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:50:14 EST

ESPN3's online feed does away with commercials entirely, leaving dead silence in their place. Except sometimes they forget to cut the announcers' mics, leading to awkward exchanges like last night's between Jaws, Gruden and Tirico. More »

A Former NFLer On "Laughing" Derek Anderson And The Football Robot Blowhards

Nate Jackson — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:45:48 EST

On Monday, Derek Anderson was scolded for smiling on camera during the Cardinals' loss to the 49ers, leading to his "Nothing is funny to me" tirade. Ex-NFL player Nate Jackson defends his former colleague from Jon Gruden and all the rest of the "emotionally stunted football pedants." More »

Here's Your "Get Ready For Some Passing, Bro" MNF Open Thread

Emma Carmichael — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:20:47 EST

Tonight, the NFL's two most prolific passers and their mediocre football teams face off on Monday Night Football. This should guarantee your week's fill of quarterback hyperbole from Gruden, Jaws, and Tirico. Enjoy, gunslingers! More »

Jon Gruden Branches Out Into Telestrator Boob Art

David Matthews — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 09:30:14 EST

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

So What Does Jon Gruden Really Think Of His New Employer?

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:15:12 EDT

Having a selective memory and no access to Google comes in handy during a job search. That way, when a network hires you to talk football they aren't embarrassed by old quotes like this one. More »

Jon Gruden Joins "Monday Night Football" Crew. Seriously.

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:20:29 EDT

Good news for Kornheiser haters! Tony is officially stepping down as third man in the "Monday Night Football" booth. The slightly more exciting (upsetting? baffling?) news is that Lil' Jon Gruden will take his seat. More »

Jon Gruden's Rampant Scumbaggery Brought To Light By Simeon Rice

A.J. Daulerio — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 13:30:32 EST

Jon Gruden's notorious for his early morning work sessions and his ability to make business decisions without letting a personal relationship get in the way. Yesterday, Simeon Rice, former Buc, lit into his former coach. More »

Another NFL Coach Bites It...And It's Not Herm Edwards

Josh Zerkle — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:50:20 EST

Actually it's...Jon Gruden?!?! The Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired their doll-faced head coach last night. Gruden's Bucs hadn't won a playoff game since winning Super Bowl 37, and had missed the playoffs four of his last six seasons, including a tremendous December collapse this season, starting 9-3 and still missing the playoffs. Raheem Morris, who had been the Bucs' defensive coordinator since, oh, Christmas, will replace Gruden, and personnel director Mark Dominik will replace GM Bruce Allen, who was also shitcanned. More »

NFL Season Preview: Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Josh Zerkle — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:45:15 EDT

The NFL season has officially started, so it's time to finish the impassioned season previews from various writers, bloggers, diehard fans, cooks, TV personalities, and numerous other walks of life whom consider football the only sport worth watching. Clearly, these previews will be running until, oh, the first round of the wild card playoffs based on how quickly they've been coming in. So, for the next few days, expect a lot of these. Actually, let's see how many we can get out in one day. More »

NFL Roundup: Lovie's Kind Of Town

Leitch — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 09:45:03 EST

• So here's something crazy: With a break or two, the Chicago Bears could have playoff home-field advantage in the NFC. Still, whether they win the Super Bowl or not, "Ditka" is always going to sound cooler than "Lovie." More »