Jon Gruden reportedly will do play-by-play announcing for NFL preseason game
"In about a month, Jon Gruden will be doing play-by-play on an NFL game."
"In about a month, Jon Gruden will be doing play-by-play on an NFL game."
"No mention of the Raiders, of course."
"We don’t draft our way into primetime. We play our way into primetime."
NFL Network's coverage of the seventh round of the 2026 NFL Draft gave us its best television moment of the weekend.
ESPN and NFL Network appeared to show an optical illusion when Mendoza was drafted, but there is a basic explanation.
Gruden first sued the NFL in late 2021, following his resignation from the Las Vegas Raiders.
"When I commit to something, I go all in. That’s just how it is, and I suppose it’s the only way I know."
“I actually have inquired."
"This is very much bullsh*t on Baltimore's part."
The Baltimore Ravens have backed out of a blockbuster trade with the Las Vegas Raiders for star DE Maxx Crosby.
Kubiak made it clear that working with the Raiders minority owner — who also happens to be Fox's lead NFL analyst — was a major reason he took the job in the first place.
"Hell yeah I'm going."
Thus far, other NFL owners and broadcasters have seemed largely fine with Tom Brady doing his thing. And apparently so are a wide margin of NFL players.
Becoming the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders has its drawbacks...
"A very brave call, or I would say a courageous call from Klint Kubiak..."
"I made that decision a long time ago..."
"He's playing a big role."
"He’s as unsuccessful post-football as he was successful during football"
"The NFL is gonna allow Brady to call the games on Fox and also pick the Raiders coach?"
"I wouldn't blink an eye. I would say go back to school."
"I think he's generational. That is how I am describing Fernando Mendoza."
"I know what the number one pick in the draft looks like. That ain't it."
General manager John Spytek will lead all football operations "in close collaboration" with the Fox analyst.
Troy Aikman's side job raises conflict-of-interest questions.
Long currently serves as an analyst for CBS's digital pregame show The NFL Today+.
"Not that you can, because he's not going to leave the job that he's got at Fox paying him over $37 million to run the damn Raiders."
"Anybody who thought I was actually calling for him to be murdered and killed so he couldn't breathe, you misread this situation and I apologize."
"That's the worst beat of all time! That is cheating! What the f**k?!?"
"If I would have stayed there, there's no way he goes in the fifth round."
"No. I would've behaved a hell of a lot better in college."
"...just finishing the play."