Jon Gruden’s legal battle with NFL edges closer to trial after court decision

Former NFL coach Jon Gruden appears on OutKick's 'Don't @ Me with Dan Dakich' and talks interest in returning to coaching on the sidelines.

The Nevada Supreme Court unanimously denied the NFL's petition to rehear a recent decision regarding Jon Gruden.

Gruden was the beneficiary of a key ruling in his case against the league in August when the Nevada Supreme Court determined his case could proceed in court instead of arbitration.

At the time, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled in a 5-2 decision that "the arbitration clause in the NFL Constitution is unconscionable and does not apply to Gruden as a former employee." 

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Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden during a joint practice against the Los Angeles Rams. (Kirby Lee/USA Today Sports)

The NFL appealed that decision, and, on Thursday, the court ruled against the league once again, 7-0. ESPN reported that the league is likely to file an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Gruden sued the NFL in 2021 after he parted ways with the Las Vegas Raiders when leaked emails revealed racist, sexist and homophobic language.

The former head coach and longtime football personality filed a lawsuit against the league and Commissioner Roger Goodell, alleging that a "malicious and orchestrated campaign" was used to destroy his career by leaking the emails. The leaked messages were from when he was an ESPN analyst and "Monday Night Football" broadcaster.

The NFL appealed to Nevada’s high court in 2022 after a judge in Las Vegas rejected the league’s bids to dismiss Gruden’s claim outright or to order the out-of-court talks through an arbitration process that could be overseen by Goodell.

Jon Gruden watches practice during training camp at Meijer