Overview
- Gruden said he wants to switch from color analyst to play-by-play on Ira Kaufman’s podcast this week, citing his nine years on Monday Night Football.
- Tampa Bay reporter Ira Kaufman told local radio that Gruden will do play-by-play for an NFL preseason game “in about a month,” a detail multiple outlets relayed.
- Some reports name an expected August preseason assignment — the Buccaneers vs. Chiefs on local station WFLA — but that scheduling detail has not been independently confirmed.
- Gruden resigned as Raiders coach in 2021 after published emails containing racist, misogynistic, and homophobic language, and his ongoing civil suit against the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell remains active and legally entangled.
- Since leaving league TV, Gruden has rebuilt an audience via YouTube and a Barstool Sports deal, making lower-tier college or local preseason broadcasts the likeliest proving grounds for a return to on-air NFL work.