ALAMEDA, Calif. -- While Oakland Raiders coach Jon Gruden would not speculate on whether his brother Jay might join his staff after being fired by the Washington Redskins on Monday, the elder Gruden did stick up for his younger brother. Jay and Jon Gruden are close, and talked about him getting let go in Washington.
Jay Gruden could join the staff right away and then re-evaluate options next year. Having Jon Gruden running the Raiders has led many to assume that Jay Gruden will join the Silver and Black as an offensive assistant coach in some capacity in this season or the next. Brother Jon didn’t rule it out, nor did he intimate that was a consideration. I've been fired," Gruden said. But he made sure to offer his condolences. Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) is an American football coach who is the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Jon Gruden told reporters he would not speculate about his brother Jay joining his staff in Oakland when asked about the possibility. "My dad's been fired. And he did so with a nod and a wink. He first served as the Raiders' head coach from 1998 to 2001 and rejoined the team in 2018. Raiders coach Jon Gruden said he was "obviously very disappointed" that his brother Jay was fired as coach of the Redskins. "I'm obviously very disappointed for my brother," Jon Gruden said in a Tuesday press conference.