The NFL definitely wanted Gruden gone. I assume he had done some things behind the scenes to piss off Goodell or others in NFL circles as a lot of media is now criticizing the NFL because out of thousands of emails uncovered during the investigation, the only information the NFL leaks is pertaining to someone that wasn't even an employee of the organization. That tells me they wanted Gruden out bad enough that they were willing to take on criticism if it meant getting him out of the league.
As a Raiders fan my only gripe is the timing as they had the emails as early as June and didn't act until the Raiders were four games into their season which puts the team in a bad spot having to change coaches in season.
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