The Raiders needed a new coach going into the 1998 season as they tried to turn the franchise around. They ultimately hired Jon Gruden, but the team apparently had its eyes on someone else. “Bill ...

Jon Gruden’s coaching career is one of the NFL’s most storied and controversial arcs. He first gained prominence as a young offensive mind before becoming head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 1998.

A Super Bowl–winning head coach whose career has included both success and controversy — and who has since reemerged as a social media personality — is not interested in joining the New York Jets.