Former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden is going to be extending his stay on Monday Night Foobtall for a while. ESPN announced on Monday that the two-time Sports Emmy Award nominee has signed a five-year extension with the broadcaster. The new contract begins in 2012 and will keep Gruden at ESPN until at least 2016
Jon Gruden Signs Five-Year Extension With ESPN
Jon Gruden, NFL analyst working primarily on the Monday Night Football broadcast, has signed an extension to remain at ESPN through 2016
Not long after leaving the coaching profession, Gruden signed on with ESPN in May of 2009. He replaced Tony Kornheiser on Monday Night Football the following fall, and is currently in his third year as an analyst on the program, alongside Mike Tirico and Ron Jaworksi. Gruden’s job performance has generally been regarded as good by fans, with the vast majority of people seeing him as an upgrade over Kornheiser and a massive upgrade over previous ESPN Sunday Night Football analyist Joe Theismann. Gruden has also been used on coverage of the Pro Bowl, NFL Draft, and college football.
ESPN recently extended their agreement with the NFL to broadcast Monday Night Football through the 2021 season.
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