Webnews: Jon Gruden intends "to burn the [NFL’s] house down"

The headline to ESPN’s new story
about the emails that triggered the ouster of Raiders coach Jon Gruden focuses on the connection between the emergence of Gruden’s words from a decade earlier and Commanders owner Daniel Snyder’s decision to sell the team. But, frankly, anyone who had been paying attention to the story knew that Snyder had avoided the worst-case scenario until the Gruden emails were leaked. That specific development attracted the attention of Congress, which started an investigation that eventually led to Snyder having no real choice but to cash out.
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