The Jets are cleansing home and Rob Gronkowski has an intriguing savior.
Gronkowski mentioned on the “Up and Adams Present” that the Jets ought to flip to Jon Gruden as the reply after firing coach Robert Saleh and normal supervisor Joue Douglas midseason.
“Jon Gruden could be a good selection,” Gronkowski mentioned when requested in regards to the messy scenario.
On this state of affairs, Gruden would be part of forces with veteran quarterback Rodgers — though there’s hypothesis Rodgers is probably not again with the crew subsequent season.
“That’s how Aaron Rodgers stays with the Jets,” Gronkowski mentioned. “He has to have a normal supervisor and head coach that is available in and needs Aaron Rodgers as properly.”
The Jets are within the midst of a depressing season, with the 40-year-old Rodgers wanting his age and a vaunted protection that has regarded decidedly common.
The crew’s failures led to Saleh’s firing after Week 5, changed on an interim foundation by defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, and Douglas being axed Tuesday.
Gruden just lately signed a content material cope with Barstool Sports activities, however does have an out if a training alternative arises.
He resigned in 2021 from the Raiders after emails leaked of him utilizing homophobic and misogynistic language.
Gruden is suing the NFL for selectively leaking emails that led to his pressured resignation from the Raiders.
There had been no buzz about him returning to the NFL till his identify began popping up just lately.
Boomer Esiason mentioned on his WFAN radio present earlier this month that Gruden could be again within the NFL earlier than lengthy.
“I can affirm that he positively needs to get again in, one hundred pc,” Esiason mentioned. “I also can affirm — and I consider this to be true, that is my opinion after chatting with at the least two totally different which might be concerned in teaching searches and issues of that nature — that there are groups which might be concerned with him. And if it’s not 12 months, it’s subsequent 12 months. However he’s coming again, he’s positively coming again.”
Gruden, 61, led the Buccaneers to a Tremendous Bowl triumph in 2003.
He later labored for years within the “Monday Night time Soccer” sales space earlier than taking the Raiders job in 2017.
