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Jay Gruden
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Gruden as Washington Redskins head coach, 2018
Personal information
Born: (1967-03-04) March 4, 1967 (age 57)
Tiffin, Ohio, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High school: George D. Chamberlain (Tampa, Florida)
College: Louisville (1985–1988)
Undrafted: 1989
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As player
As coach
Career Arena League statistics
Completion %:59.8%
Passing yards:21,479
TD–INT:397–99
Passer rating:108.8
Rushing TDs:5
Stats at ArenaFan.com
Head coaching record
Regular season:AFL: 82–54 (.603)
UFL: 5–3 (.625)
NFL: 35–49–1 (.418)
Postseason:AFL: 11–7 (.611)
UFL: 0–1 (.000)
NFL: 0–1 (.000)
Career:AFL: 93–61 (.604)
UFL: 5–4 (.556)
NFL: 35–50–1 (.413)
Record  at Pro Football Reference

Jay Michael Gruden (born March 4, 1967) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He previously served as the head coach of the Washington Redskins from 2014 to 2019 and as offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars. During his time in the Arena Football League (AFL), he won four ArenaBowls as a player and two more as a head coach. Gruden is the younger brother of former NFL head coach Jon Gruden and was an assistant coach of the 2002 Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII.

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Early life

Of Slovene descent, Gruden was born in Tiffin, Ohio, and was raised a Roman Catholic. [1] [2] [3] He attended George D. Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played quarterback for the Chamberlain Chiefs high school football team under head coach Billy Turner. Gruden earned All-Western Conference First Team recognition. [4] [5]

College career

Gruden attended the University of Louisville, where he was a four-year letterman at Louisville Cardinals football team (1985–1988). [6] He finished his collegiate career with 7,024 passing yards (as of 2013, fourth all-time for the school), completing 572 of 1049 passes for 44 touchdowns. All four stats still rank in the top five in Cardinals history. [7] He also ranks in Louisville's top 10 for yards per completion, passing attempts in a season, and completions in a season. He ranks eighth in career completion percentage, seventh in career passing efficiency, and ninth in average yards per game for the Cardinals. Gruden threw for over 300 yards in a game six times at Louisville. Gruden led the team to an 8–3 record as a senior, their first winning season in 10 years. [8] After his playing career ended, Gruden remained active with the football program at Louisville, gaining his first coaching experience as a student assistant in 1989 and as a graduate assistant in the 1990 and 1991 seasons. [9]

Professional career

Europe

Gruden played two seasons in the World League of American Football in Spain (with Barcelona in 1991 and with the Scottish Claymores in Scotland in 1995). [10]

NFL

Gruden was signed to the Miami Dolphins practice squad after an injury to starter Dan Marino shortly before the 1989 season opener, but was waived several days later. [11]

Arena

Gruden won four ArenaBowl titles as the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League. [12] He was named the league's MVP in 1992. [13] After stepping off the field to coach, Gruden returned to the field in 2002 as a member of the Orlando Predators. [14]

Honors and awards

  • 1992: League MVP & First Team All-Arena
  • 1993: ArenaBowl VII MVP
  • 1993: All-Star Game MVP
  • 1995: First Team All-Arena
  • 1996: AFL's 10th Anniversary Team
  • 1999: AFL Hall of Fame & All-ArenaBowl Team
  • 2001: Second Team 15th Team Anniversary
  • 2006: Ranked fourth on the AFL's list of greatest players [15]

AFL career statistics

Legend
AFL MVP
Won the ArenaBowl
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGPPassingRushingSacked
CmpAttPctYdsY/ALngTDIntRtgAttYdsY/ATDSckYds
1991 TB 912719963.81,5047.6432611103.317553.221184
1992 TB 1018930562.02,4918.2475015106.813372.800–
1993 TB 1118831260.32,5168.1454114106.815151.010–
1994 TB 1220636856.02,5977.1494912104.19323.6222160
1995 TB 1219735256.02,7877.9454411108.32070.401065
1996 TB 1427544761.53,6268.1447014113.78−14−1.801593
2002 ORL 1431050161.93,6217.2–6820106.77−4−0.60––
2003 ORL 1018331358.52,3347.5–492118.85−2−0.40––
Career 921,6752,79759.921,4767.74939799108.8941261.3558402

Coaching career

Arena Football League

Gruden began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator for the AFL's Nashville Kats in 1997. [16] In 1998, he became head coach of the Orlando Predators, the main rival of the Storm. [17] With Orlando, he won ArenaBowl titles in 1998 and 2000. He came out of retirement and resumed playing in 2002, this time for the Predators, but retired again and returned to head coaching when his replacement, Fran Papasedero, died after the 2003 season. Gruden has an overall AFL head coaching record of 93–61, including a mark of 11–7 in the playoffs.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

From 2002 to 2008, he served as an offensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League under his brother, head coach Jon Gruden, earning a Super Bowl ring for the Bucs' win in Super Bowl XXXVII. [18] [19] [20] He left the team after his brother was fired following the 2008 season. [21]

Florida Tuskers

In 2009, while the Predators were on hiatus during the bankruptcy reorganization of the AFL, he was selected to be head coach Jim Haslett's offensive coordinator for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. As part of his contract, he was not permitted to remain head coach of the Predators. Instead, former Orlando quarterback Pat O'Hara, who led the team to its two ArenaBowl titles when Gruden was head coach, was hired in his place.

On February 20, 2010, Gruden was named head coach of the Tuskers following Haslett's departure to join Mike Shanahan's staff with the NFL's Washington Redskins. [22]

Cincinnati Bengals

On February 3, 2011, Gruden was hired as the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals. [15] [23] On January 13, 2012, Gruden signed a three-year extension with the Bengals at the position, [24] even after being asked to interview for at least three NFL head coaching jobs (with the Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Rams, and later turning down the Indianapolis Colts). [25]

In January 2013, Gruden was interviewed by the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Diego Chargers for their vacant head coaching positions. [26] [27]

Gruden's offense helped lead the Bengals to three straight Wild Card playoff appearances, including the AFC North title in 2013. [28] [29] [30]

Washington Redskins

On January 9, 2014, Gruden was hired as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins, succeeding Mike Shanahan. [31] [32] Since Gruden was a highly sought-after coach, Redskins owner Dan Snyder gave him a fully guaranteed, 5-year contract worth $20 million. [33]

In the 2015 season, Gruden led the Redskins to their first playoff appearance since 2012. The Redskins would go on a 4-game winning streak to finish the season, and win the NFC East with a 9–7 record. However, the Redskins lost to the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card round 35–18, ending their season. [34] In 2016, the Redskins finished 8–7–1, but missed the playoffs. This marked the first time the Redskins posted back-to-back winning seasons since the 1996 and 1997 seasons. [35]

On March 4, 2017, Jay Gruden signed a two-year contract extension with the team. [36] On October 7, 2019, Gruden was fired after starting the season 0–5, finishing his overall tenure as head coach at 35–49–1. [37]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On January 22, 2020, Gruden was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their offensive coordinator under head coach Doug Marrone. [38] Alongside Doug Marrone and the rest of the team's coaches, he was let go following the season after the team finished with a franchise-worst 1–15 record. [39]

Los Angeles Rams

Gruden worked as an offensive consultant with the Los Angeles Rams in 2022. [40]

Head coaching record

AFL

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
ORL 1998 950.6432nd Southern 300 ArenaBowl XII Champions
ORL 1999 770.5003rd Southern210Lost to Albany Firebirds in ArenaBowl XIII
ORL 2000 1130.7863rd Southern300 ArenaBowl XIV Champions
ORL 2001 860.5713rd Southern010Lost to Chicago Rush in Wild Card Game
ORL 2004 1060.6252nd Southern010Lost to Chicago Rush in Quarterfinals
ORL 2005 1060.6252nd Southern110Lost to Georgia Force in NC Final
ORL 2006 1060.6251st Southern210Lost to Chicago Rush in ArenaBowl XX
ORL 2007 880.5003rd Southern010Lost to Philadelphia Soul in NC Wild Card Game
ORL 2008 970.5632nd Southern010Lost to Cleveland Gladiators in NC Wild Card Game
Total82540.603117.611

UFL

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
FL 2010 530.6252nd in UFL010Lost to Las Vegas Locos in 2010 UFL Championship Game
Total530.62501.000

NFL

TeamYearRegular seasonPostseason
WonLostTiesWin %FinishWonLostWin %Result
WAS 2014 4120.2504th in NFC East––––
WAS 2015 970.5631st in NFC East01.000Lost to Green Bay Packers in NFC Wild Card Game
WAS 2016 871.5313rd in NFC East––––
WAS 2017 790.4383rd in NFC East––––
WAS 2018 790.4383rd in NFC East––––
WAS 2019 050.000Fired––––
Total35491.41801.000

Personal life

Gruden's father, Jim, a long-time college and NFL assistant coach, was a former regional scout for the San Francisco 49ers. His brother Jon was the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, winning a Super Bowl in 2002. His other brother, James, is a radiologist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. [41]

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