Responding to , Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Mo s gave an emotional response.During "Sunday NFL Countdown," Mo s was asked by Sam Ponder whether he could play football for Gruden following the reporting of the email. Mo s explained that his colleague on the show, former linebacker Tedy Bruschi, was right about having a job to do and needing to play football and provide for their families.But Mo s explained that when he was in high school, he felt his civil rights were "kinda me sed with" because he was Black, and explained how it felt to him to have an NFL coach make those derogatory comments."Now being able to play 14 years in the National Football League to have something like this of a leader," Mo s said. "We talk about leadership. We Andrew Hammond Men Jersey give guys these big contracts because they want to be able to lead 70 men, coaches, equipment staff and managers to the No. 1 goal and that's to win a championship. And for us to be moving back and not forward in the 21st century. Like I said, man, National Football League: this hurts me. The clock is ticking, man. I'm sorry.""For us to be moving back and not forward ... National Football League, this hurts me."A powerful conversation from the Sunday NFL Countdown crew on Jon Grudens 2011 email that included a racist comment in reference to NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith: ESPN (@espn) MORE:Following Mo s' comments, Bruschi said that he can play for Gruden, but he'd rather not have to do it. He Matt Tennyson Women Jersey said that "we've done it before in different situations.""We are all mentally tough people in that locker room, but it's just something you'd rather not do," Bruschi said.Former quarterback Matt Ha Benoit Pouliot Kids Jersey selbeck said that he wasn't sure how the Raiders move forward in the locker from there, to which Mo s responded that Sunday, it was a must-win situation for the team."You have the slogan of Al Davis talking about, 'Just win, baby.' Today in Las Vegas, the slogan is, 'Must win, baby,'" Mo s said. "To be able to really see how this team responds coming off a lo s and then having this week, coming out with a heavy heart, all eyes is on Las Vegas."The Bears beat the Raiders 20-9 on Sunday.MORE:On Friday, the Wall Street Journal that Gruden wrote in a 2011email to Bruce Allen, a former member of Gruden's coaching staff his first stint with Marco Scandella Jersey the Raiders, called DeMaurice Smith, the NFL Players A sociation executive director, "Dumbori s Smith" and said he "has lips the size of michellin (sic) tires."The email came in frustration over Smith, who is Black,and the players for holding off on ratifying a collective bargaining agreement and end the owners' lockout of the players.Gruden apologized in the Wall Street Journal, explaining that he was "upset" and that the lips reference was in regard to the expre sion about people lying and that he"used a horrible way of explaining it.""I don't think (Smith is) dumb. I don't think he's a liar," Gruden said. "I don't have a racial bone in my body, and I've proven that for 58 years."MORE:Smith Pat Lafontaine Kids Jersey explained that this was not the first racist comment he has heard, and said it likely won't be the last."This is a thick skin job for someone with dark skin, just like it always has been for many people who look like me and work in corporate America," Smith said. "You knowpeople are sometimes saying things behind your back that are racist just like you see people talk and write about you using thinly coded and racist language.""Racism like this comes from the fact that I'm at the same table as they are and they dont think someone who looks like me belongs."The NFL is exploring potential discipline for Gruden in response to his comments.
