Jon Gruden back in professional football, joins Arena Football One League team's ownership group

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Jon Gruden is back in professional football, but it’s not with the NFL. 

The former head coach will be joining the Nashville Kats in the Arena Football One League as a part-owner. 

Gruden won’t be a head coach, but rather the team said he will be in "consulting and advisory roles in all aspects of the team's football and business operations."

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Aug 29, 2021; Santa Clara, California, USA; Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden walks onto the field before the start of the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. (Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports)

Gruden joins an ownership group that includes former Tennessee Titans and Los Angeles Rams head coach Jeff Fisher, who also serves as the league’s commissioner and Kats president.

"I have been a fan of indoor football for a long time and jumped at the opportunity to be involved with Jeff and the Nashville Kats as part of the ownership group," Gruden said in a statement. "I have so much respect for what Jeff has done over his career and continues to do with the Nashville Kats and as commissioner of AF1. I'm excited to be part of the team."

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Gruden has not been involved with any professional football team at any level since he resigned as the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coach during the 2021 season. The resignation came after damning emails he sent prior to being hired by the franchise, which included anti-gay, racist and misogynistic comments. 

The 61-year-old held an advisory role with the New Orleans Saints in 2023, though he