Jay Gruden

**Jay Gruden**
	Cincinnati Bengals
	Quarterback; Offensive Coordinator;
Personal information
	Date of birth: March 4, 1967 (age 57)
	Place of birth: Tampa, Florida
Career information
	College: Louisville
	Debuted in 1991 for the Barcelona Dragons
	Last played in 2003 for the Orlando Predators
Career history
	As player:; * Barcelona Dragons (1991) Tampa Bay Storm (1991–1996); Orlando Predators (2002–2003);
	As coach:; * Nashville Kats (1997); (Offensive Coordinator) Orlando Predators (1998–2001); (Head Coach); Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2002– 2008); (Offensive Assistant); Orlando Predators (2004–2008); (Head Coach); Florida Tuskers (2009); (Offensive Coordinator); Florida Tuskers (2010); (Head Coach/General Manager); Cincinnati Bengals ( 2011–present); (Offensive Coordinator);
Career highlights and awards
	*6× ArenaBowl champion (V, VII, IX, X, XII, XIV) Super Bowl champion (XXXVII); Voted the AFL's 4th Greatest Player of All Time (2012);
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Jay Gruden (born March 4, 1967) is an American football coach and former quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals and was formerly the head coach of the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He is also a decorated player and coach in Arena Football League history, winning four ArenaBowls as a player and two more as a head coach. Gruden is also the brother of former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach and current Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden.^[1]

Early years

Gruden attended George D. Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played quarterback for the Chiefs under head coach Billy Turner.

College career

Gruden was a four-year letterman at Louisville (1985–1988).^[2] He finished his collegiate career with 7,024 passing yards (currently 4th all-time), completing 572 of 1049 passes for 44 touchdowns. All four stats still rank in the top five in Cardinals' history.^[3] He also ranks in the top 10 in 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. Gruden threw for 300+ yards in a game six times as a Cardinal. As a senior, Gruden led the team to an 8–3 mark, their first winning season in 10 years.

Professional career

Gruden won four ArenaBowl titles as the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Storm. He was the Arena League MVP in the 1992 season.^[4]

Awards

1992: League MVP & First Team All-Arena-QB
1993: All-Star Game MVP
1995: First Team All-Arena-QB (TB)
1996: AFL's 10th Anniversary Team
1999: AFL Hall of Fame & All-ArenaBowl Team-QB
2001: Second Team 15th Team Anniversary-QB
2006: No. 4 on the AFL's list of its top 20 greatest players^[5]

Coaching career

Gruden began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator for the Nashville Kats in 1997. Then, in 1998, he became head coach of the Orlando Predators, the main rival of the Tampa Bay Storm. He won ArenaBowl titles in 1998 and 2000 as head coach. He un-retired 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 career record of 93–61, including a record of 11–7 in the playoffs.

From 2002 to 2008 he also served as an offensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League under his brother, head coach Jon Gruden. He left after Jon was fired following the 2008 season.

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 Preds quarterback Pat O'Hara, who led the team to the two ArenaBowls it won 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 Washington Redskins.^[6]

On February 3, 2011, Gruden was hired as the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals.^[7]^[8]

On January 13, 2012, Gruden signed a three-year extension with the Cincinnati Bengals as their offensive coordinator,^[9] even after being asked to interview for at least three head coaching jobs (The Jacksonville Jaguars, St. Louis Rams, and later turned down the Indianapolis Colts, signing his extension shortly afterwards.)^[10]

In January 2013, Gruden was interviewed by the Arizona Cardinals, the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Diego Chargers for their vacant head coaching positions.^[11]^[12]

Personal

Gruden's father Jim, a long-time college and NFL assistant coach, is a retired regional scout for the San Francisco 49ers. His brother Jon was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jon is now a Monday Night Football analyst for ESPN.

On September 16, 2005, Gruden was arrested in Hillsbourgh, Florida and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. ^[13] Gruden registered 0.106% and 0.110% in two blood-alcohol tests, each over the legally allowed limit for driving under the influence in Florida (0.08%). ^[14]

Gruden would plead no contest to reckless driving and was fined $750.

External links

References

[1] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6085902

[2] ttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/damon_hack/08/24/bengals.postcard/index.html

[3] ttp://www.gocards.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/m-footbl-passingrecords.html

[4] ttp://www.tampabaystorm.com/news/detail/gruden-4th-greatest-in-afl-history

[5] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6085902

[6] ttp://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2010-02-10/sports/os-florida-tuskers-ufl-name-jay-gruden-coach-0209_1_ufl-florida-tuskers-jay-gruden-coach-haslett

[7] ttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/03/jay-gruden-to-bengals-confirmed/

[8] ttp://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6085902

[9] ttp://www.cincyjungle.com/2012/1/12/2703357/confirmed-bengals-sign-jay-gruden-to-a-three-year-extension

[10] ttp://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/40292/wake-up-call-jay-gruden-signs-extension

[11] ttp://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000123877/article/jay-gruden-plans-to-interview-with-eagles-cardinals

[12] ttp://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nfl/story/_/id/8841275/jay-gruden-interviews-san-diego-chargers-head-coaching-job

[13] ttp://florida.arrests.org/Arrests/Jay_Gruden_2049165/

[14] ttp://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/bucs/2005-09-16-jay-gruden_x.htm

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Personal information
Cincinnati Bengals
Quarterback Offensive Coordinator
Date of birth: (1967-03-04) March 4, 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth: Tampa, Florida

Career information
College: Louisville
Debuted in 1991 for the Barcelona Dragons
Last played in 2003 for the Orlando Predators


Career history
As player: * Barcelona Dragons (1991) Tampa Bay Storm (1991–1996) Orlando Predators (2002–2003)
As coach: * Nashville Kats (1997) (Offensive Coordinator) Orlando Predators (1998–2001) (Head Coach) Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( 2002– 2008) (Offensive Assistant) Orlando Predators (2004–2008) (Head Coach) Florida Tuskers (2009) (Offensive Coordinator) Florida Tuskers (2010) (Head Coach/General Manager) Cincinnati Bengals ( 2011–present) (Offensive Coordinator)
Career highlights and awards
*6× ArenaBowl champion (V, VII, IX, X, XII, XIV) Super Bowl champion (XXXVII) Voted the AFL's 4th Greatest Player of All Time (2012)
Stats at ArenaFan.com

v · d · eCurrent offensive coordinators of the National Football League
American Football Conference
AFC East Curtis Modkins (Buffalo Bills) Mike Sherman (Miami Dolphins) Josh McDaniels (New England Patriots) Tony Sparano (New York Jets)	AFC North Cam Cameron (Baltimore Ravens) Jay Gruden (Cincinnati Bengals) Brad Childress (Cleveland Browns) Todd Haley (Pittsburgh Steelers)	AFC South Rick Dennison (Houston Texans) Bruce Arians (Indianapolis Colts) Bob Bratkowski (Jacksonville Jaguars) Chris Palmer (Tennessee Titans)	AFC West Mike McCoy (Denver Broncos) Brian Daboll (Kansas City Chiefs) Greg Knapp (Oakland Raiders) Hal Hunter (San Diego Chargers)
National Football Conference
NFC East Bill Callahan (Dallas Cowboys) Kevin Gilbride (New York Giants) Marty Mornhinweg (Philadelphia Eagles) Kyle Shanahan (Washington Redskins)	NFC North Mike Tice (Chicago Bears) Scott Linehan (Detroit Lions) Tom Clements (Green Bay Packers) Bill Musgrave (Minnesota Vikings)	NFC South Dirk Koetter (Atlanta Falcons) Rob Chudzinski (Carolina Panthers) Pete Carmichael, Jr. (New Orleans Saints) Mike Sullivan (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)	NFC West Mike Miller (Arizona Cardinals) Brian Schottenheimer (St. Louis Rams) Greg Roman (San Francisco 49ers) Darrell Bevell (Seattle Seahawks)

Persondata
Name	Gruden, Jay
Alternative names
Short description	American football coach
Date of birth	March 4, 1967
Place of birth	Tampa, Florida
Date of death
Place of death