< p class="nfl-o-media-player nfl-o-media-player __ video clip "id ="videoPlayer-2664a1dc-9620-45a5-9aec-1863860cc537"data-require="modules/rnMediaPlayer" data-is-dynamic-url ="False"data-id ="3ed89a8d-09e1-4966-8f10-04afe84924d0"data-slug="jon-gruden-apologizes-for-2011-comments-made-about-demaurice-smith" data-campaignid =""data-is-league-video=" False "data-is-embed= "True"> Las vega Raiders head train Jon Gruden apologized Sunday after it was from The Wall Road Journal that he used a racial trope in a 2011 e-mail to define NFL Athletes Organization executive supervisor DeMaurice Smith.
"All I can claim is that I'm not a racist," Gruden claimed complying with the Raiders' to the Chicago Bears. "I can not inform you how unwell I am. I say sorry once more to De Smith, but I feel great concerning who I am and what I've done my entire life. I excuse the insensitive remarks. I had no racial intentions with those remarks at all. But ... yes, they can ... I'm not like that in all. I apologize but I do not want to keep resolving it."
On Friday, The Journal reported that Gruden sent out an e-mail to then-Washington president Bruce Allen throughout the 2011 lockout, in which he wrote, "Dumboriss Smith has lips the dimension of michellin tires," referring to Smith, who is Black.
The NFL and Raiders owner Mark Davis released declarations Friday afternoon condemning Gruden's remarks. Gruden informed reporters Sunday that he has not been in contact with the league workplace relating to the email, yet "we will see what occurs here in the next few days."
When asked if he anticipates something to occur, Gruden claimed: "I'm not going to address all these inquiries today. I believe I've addressed it currently. I can't bear in mind a great deal of the things that took place 10 or 12 years back, however I stand right here in front of everybody asking forgiveness. I do not have an ounce of bigotry in me. I'm a guy that takes satisfaction in leading individuals with each other, as well as I will certainly remain to do that for the remainder of my life. Again, I apologize to De Smith as well as anyone around that I have offended."
Raiders running back, that is Black, informed press reporters that Gruden dealt with the group before The Journal's report.
"He had a group meeting as well as laid every little thing out (on) how the situation had actually taken place as well as points like that," Jacobs stated. "I've been around this person for 3 years currently. I've never really felt a certain kind of method regarding him. He's never ever scrubed me a particular method like that kind of means. What he said was what he said at the end of the day, too. However I most definitely count on him-- It was one decade back-- individuals grow."
Raiders defensive end, who is Black, declined to comment on the situation when asked by reporters after the video game.
Quarterback informed press reporters that Gruden was "honest" and also "up front" when talking about the email with the team which Gruden's message was to learn from his error.
The Raiders (3-2) traveling to encounter the Denver Broncos in.
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