Jon David Gruden (born August 17, 1963) is a former American football coach. He served as assistant for twelve seasons in college and the National Football League (NFL) before becoming the Oakland Raiders’ head coach in 1998. He held that position until 2001. He was than traded from Oakland to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008, whom he led to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII. Today we will discuss about Jon Gruden: Net worth| Wife| Contract| Son| Salary| Daughter.
Jon Gruden: Net worth| Wife| Contract| Son| Salary| Daughter…
Gruden was born on August 17, 1963, in Sandusky, Ohio into a family of Slovene descent. His father, Jim, later served as a professional football regional scout, quarterbacks coach, and director of player personnel for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His brother, Jay, played and coached in the Arena Football League for the Tampa Bay Storm and Orlando Predators, and was most recently the head coach of the Washington Redskins. His other brother, James, is a radiologist at Weill Cornell Medicine.
Net worth
Jon Gruden is an American NFL head coach and NFL analyst for ESPN (when he’s not coaching). Jon Gruden has a net worth of $30 million. Gruden was head coach of the Oakland Raiders from 1998 to 2001.
Net Worth: | $30 Million |
Salary: | $10 Million |
Date of Birth: | Aug 17, 1963 (58 years old) |
Gender: | Male |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Profession: | American football player, Coach, American Football coach, Commentator |
Nationality: | United States of America |
Wife
Jon Gruden and Cindy Brooks first met in 1985, while he was working as a graduate assistant and she was a student at the University of Tennessee. They were married in 1991 and have three sons, Jon II aka Deuce, a strength and conditioning assistant for the Raiders, Michael, and Jayson. Gruden currently resides with his family in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Contract
Gruden signed a 10-year contract worth $100 million when the Raiders hired him in 2018. It is the richest coaching contract in NFL history in terms of the total contract value.
Son
Deuce Gruden is the son of Jon, he enters his fourth season with the Silver and Black as a strength and conditioning assistant. During his first three seasons with the Raiders, Gruden has worked extensively with all position groups throughout the roster with a focus on strength training.
Salary
As an ESPN commentator Gruden earned $6.5 million per year. When he returned to Oakland in 2018 as a head coach, he signed a contract that pays $10 million per year. In September 2015, it was revealed that Gruden is the highest paid personality on ESPN. His highest NFL coaching salary prior to returning 2018 was the $4 million per year he earned from Tampa Bay.
Daughter
Gruden and Brooks together have three children. Their first child Deuce Gruden was born on 19th Jan 1994 and is currently 24-years-old. Unlike his father, he took a different path and even competed in the International Powerlifting Federation World Classic Powerlifting Championships in Minsk.
Moving along, they also have other two sons whose names are Michael Gruden and Jayson Gruden, but their date of birth is not known. Recently in 2018, the father shared, “My middle son, Michael, who is going to be a freshman at Tennessee this fall and then my youngest son, Jayson, was in the quarterback camp.” The family is doing great at what they do, and their family life is literally life goals.