There’s a stubborn glint back in Jon Gruden ’s eyes. The same look that used to cut through NFL meeting rooms at 5 a.m. He’s been out of the league since 2021, pushed to the curb after leaked emails ended his Raiders run, but he hasn’t exactly been quiet.

Gruden’s been bouncing around the sport in the years since. Sitting in quarterback rooms, consulting on playbooks, even turning up in the European League of Football. It’s not TV punditry or nostalgia tours. It’s work.

And this summer, the sightings feel different. In late July, he was at Lions camp, standing next to offensive coordinator John Morton , the guy he first brought into the NFL in the ’90s. He talked about Jared Goff ’s command of the offense, swapped scheme notes, and then dropped the line he knew would get ou

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