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A hearing that will determine whether Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell will be heard at trial is set for May 25, according to ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez.
Judge Nancy Allf of the Eighth Judicial District Court in Clark County, Nevada, will hear arguments from both sides, Gutierrez added.
The lawsuit is in relation to Gruden resigning as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in October 2021. He left the franchise after emails in which he used racist, anti-gay and misogynistic language were leaked.
Around 650,000 emails were reviewed as part of the NFL’s investigation into alleged misconduct by the Washington Commanders. At the time, Gruden’s lawyer, Adam Hosmer-Henner, said “there is no explanation or justification” as to why only his client’s emails to Washington team president Bruce Allen were leaked.
It’s unclear who leaked the emails. However, Gruden alleges that Goodell leaked them to “harm” his reputation and use them as a way for the Raiders to force him out of Las Vegas.
In January, the NFL filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit, according to NFL.com (h/t Gutierrez). In a statement, the league called it “baseless” and “an attempt by Jon Gruden to blame the NFL and its commissioner for the fallout from the publication” of his emails.
The league also said Gruden “has no one to blame but himself” and that the lawsuit should be completely dismissed.
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