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a kennedy

(29,655 posts)
Mon Oct 11, 2021, 07:42 PM Oct 2021

The "apology" from Chucky the Raiders football coach......

“All I can say is I'm not a racist," Gruden reiterated. "I can't tell you how sick I am. I apologize again to De Smith. But I feel good about who I am, what I've done my entire life. And I apologize for the insensitive remarks I had. I had no racial intentions with those remarks at all. ... I'm not like that at all. But I apologize."

https://www.theredzone.org/Blog-Description/EntryId/18283/NFL-sent-Raiders-more-Gruden-emails--sources-say

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The "apology" from Chucky the Raiders football coach...... (Original Post) a kennedy Oct 2021 OP
Never in my life leftieNanner Oct 2021 #1
But his language was. How to square that, Coach? OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2021 #2
Why Not Just Admit It? SoCalDavidS Oct 2021 #3
No we don't. Iggo Oct 2021 #5
Most of us have been wanting him gone for a long time. Angleae Oct 2021 #6
Gruden is an idiot Jilly_in_VA Oct 2021 #4

leftieNanner

(15,084 posts)
1. Never in my life
Mon Oct 11, 2021, 07:45 PM
Oct 2021

Have I ever said "I am not a racist." Because if you have to say that, you probably are.

Gruden clearly is.

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)
3. Why Not Just Admit It?
Mon Oct 11, 2021, 07:58 PM
Oct 2021

I'm sure most Raiders fans feel the same way he does. They'll accept him. Perhaps he's concerned with consequences from the League, but there's no chance that will happen either.

Angleae

(4,482 posts)
6. Most of us have been wanting him gone for a long time.
Tue Oct 12, 2021, 11:44 PM
Oct 2021

He's out of date (the game evolved, he didn't), his playcalling is predictable, and his drafting is atrocious.

Jilly_in_VA

(9,966 posts)
4. Gruden is an idiot
Mon Oct 11, 2021, 08:03 PM
Oct 2021

He is also a racist. He's an example of how far a mediocre white guy can go on looks and no brains.

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