Saints, Jon Gruden have ‘mutual interest’ for coach to join staff: report

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After another season missing out on the playoffs, the New Orleans Saints could be making a big splash in the offseason with their coaching staff.

Members of the front office met with Jon Gruden, and there is "mutual interest" in him joining the coaching staff, NOLA.com reported Monday.

Gruden reportedly met with Saints officials during the team's Week 17 road trip to Tampa, where the coach has a home.

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Raiders head coach Jon Gruden runs off the field for halftime during a game against the Chicago Bears Oct. 10, 2021, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.  (Heidi Fang/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

The Saints even hosted Gruden for a team meeting the night before that game, according to the outlet.

Gruden coached Saints quarterback Derek Carr with the Raiders in both Oakland and Las Vegas, but he resigned in 2021 in the fourth year of his 10-year pact after racist and misogynistic emails leaked during an investigation into the Washington Commanders and their workplace culture.

Gruden is suing the NFL, claiming it leaked the emails to remove him from his job. 

"I’m ashamed about what has come about in these emails, and I’ll make no excuses for it. It’s shameful," Gruden said in August 2022. "But I am a good person. I believe that. I go to church. I’ve been married for 31 years. I got three great boys. I still love football. I’ve made some mistakes, but I don’t think anybody in here hasn’t. And I just ask for forgiveness, and hopefully I get another shot."

Head coach Jon Gruden of the Las Vegas Raiders talks with quarterback Derek Carr during a game against