Jay Michael Gruden was born on March 4,1967 and is an American football coach and former quarterback.
23 Facts About Jay Gruden
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Jay Gruden previously served as the head coach of the Washington Redskins from 2014 to 2019 and as offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals and Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Jay Gruden attended George D Chamberlain High School in Tampa, Florida, where he played quarterback for the Chamberlain Chiefs high school football team under head coach Billy Turner.
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Jay Gruden attended the University of Louisville, where he was a four-year letterman at Louisville Cardinals football team.
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Jay Gruden finished his collegiate career with 7,024 passing yards, completing 572 of 1049 passes for 44 touchdowns.
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Jay Gruden threw for over 300 yards in a game six times at Louisville.
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Jay Gruden played two seasons in the World League of American Football in Spain.
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Jay Gruden spent 3 seasons of time in the NFL and CFL on practice squads.
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Jay Gruden won four ArenaBowl titles as the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League.
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Jay Gruden began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator for the AFL's Nashville Kats in 1997.
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Jay Gruden came out of retirement 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.
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Jay Gruden left the team after his brother was fired following the 2008 season.
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On February 20,2010, Jay Gruden was named head coach of the Tuskers following Haslett's departure to join Mike Shanahan's staff with the NFL's Washington Redskins.
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On February 3,2011, Jay Gruden was hired as the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals.
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On January 13,2012, Jay Gruden signed a three-year extension with the Bengals at the position, even after being asked to interview for at least three NFL head coaching jobs.
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In January 2013, Jay Gruden was interviewed by the NFL's Arizona Cardinals, Philadelphia Eagles, and San Diego Chargers for their vacant head coaching positions.
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Jay Gruden's offense helped lead the Bengals to three straight Wild Card playoff appearances, including the AFC North title in 2013.
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On January 9,2014, Jay Gruden was hired as the new head coach of the Washington Redskins, succeeding Mike Shanahan.
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Since Jay Gruden was a highly sought after coach, Redskins owner Dan Snyder gave him a fully guaranteed, 5-year contract worth $20 million.
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On March 4,2017, Jay Gruden signed a two-year contract extension with the team.
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On January 22,2020, Jay Gruden was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their offensive coordinator under head coach Doug Marrone.
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Jay Gruden's father, Jim, a long-time college and NFL assistant coach, was a former regional scout for the San Francisco 49ers.
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Jay Gruden's other brother, James, is a radiologist at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.