Jay Gruden

Jay Gruden to Lead Bengals Offense

(AP) CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Bengals have hired Arena Football League veteran Jay Gruden as their offensive coordinator.

The 43-year-old Gruden is the younger brother of former NFL coach Jon Gruden. He was an assistant for seven years with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, including for his brother's 2002 season Super Bowl champions. Jay Gruden played and coached in the Arena Football League for 18 seasons.

The Bengals moved quickly after Monday's firing of longtime offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski, following a 4-12 season and quarterback Carson Palmer's request to be traded.

Coach Marvin Lewis said Thursday that Gruden will help bring energy and an attacking style to the offense. The Tiffin, Ohio, native played quarterback for four seasons at Louisville and last year coached the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. ( Read Jay Gruden more... )

It’s Official: Jay Gruden Is In

Welcome back to the NFL, Mr. Gruden.

Joe Reedy has a small bio on Gruden. You owe it to yourself to go take a look at the new OC to see what you think. Here are a few of the things that stand out to me about him:

He’s 43. Youth is a good thing, especially considering that much of the Bengals’ coaching staff has been in place since Hootie and the Blowfish were rocking the charts.

He’s not just an arena football guy. Snarky print and radio guys (Gregg Doyel, Colin Cowherd) might paint him as such to make the Bengals sound stupid… not that they usually need a lot of help at that. He played and coached in the arena league, but he also worked with his brother in Tampa for a number of overlapping years. He must have passion for the game and quite a work ethic to be active in two leagues at the same time. ( Read Jay Gruden more... )

Bengals Officially Announce Jay Gruden As Team's Offensive Coordinator

On Thursday the Bengals officially announced the hiring of Jay Gruden as the team's new offensive coordinator. Here are quotes of the hiring, provided by the Cincinnati Enquirer's Joe Reedy. ( Read Jay Gruden more... )

Jay Gruden to become Bengals offensive coordinator ?

The Cincinnati Bengals fired offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski recently and the rumor is that his replacement has already been found.

A league source told ProFootballTalk that Jay Gruden, the head coach of the UFL's Virginia Destroyers, will become the Cincinnati offensive coordinator and that a deal is done. ( Read Jay Gruden more... )

Bengals hire Jay Gruden

The Cincinnati Bengals are turning to Jay Gruden to guide their offense, the team announced Thursday. Longtime offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski was fired on Monday.

The Bengals' decision to hire Gruden was first reported by Profootballtalk.com.

Coach Marvin Lewis said Thursday that Gruden, a native of Tiffin, Ohio, will help bring energy and an attacking style to the offense.

Gruden, the younger brother of ESPN analyst Jon Gruden, was an offensive assistant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008 while his brother was the coach. ( Read Jay Gruden more... )

Former Tuskers head coach Jay Gruden skips UFL's Destroyers for NFL’s Bengals

Jay Gruden built a pretty solid football résumé from his Hall of Fame career as an Arena Football League quarterback and head coach to the offensive coordinator then head coach of the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League.

After the Orlando based team was folded by the league he was set to take over the head coaching position of the UFL’s Virginia Destroyers but that was before he got a phone call. Gruden is now headed to the National Football League as offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals. ( Read Jay Gruden more... )

NFL: Jay Gruden sera en charge de l'attaque des Bengals de Cincinnati

CINCINNATI — Les Bengals de Cincinnati ont confié la coordination de leur attaque à Jay Gruden, un vétéran de l'Arena Football League.

Gruden, 43 ans, est le frère cadet de l'ancien entraîneur de la NFL Jon Gruden. Il a agi comme adjoint pendant sept ans avec les Buccaneers de Tampa Bay, incluant la saison 2002 qui s'est conclue par un triomphe au Super Bowl, avec son frère aux commandes.

Jay Gruden a passé 18 saisons comme joueur puis comme entraîneur dans l'Arena Football League. ( Read Jay Gruden more... )

Bengals contratan a Jay Gruden

CINCINNATI -- Los Cincinnati Bengals recurrirán a Jay Gruden para guiar a su ofensiva, dijo una fuente de la liga a Adam Schefter de ESPN. El equipo había despedido al coordinador ofensivo Bob Bratkowski el pasado lunes.

La decisión de los Bengals de contratar a Gruden fue reportada en primera instancia por Profootballtalk.com.

Gruden, hermano menor del analista de ESPN Jon Gruden, fue asistente ofensivo con los Tampa Bay Buccaneers del 2002 al 2008 cuando su hermano fungía como entrenador en jefe. ( Read Jay Gruden more... )

Jay Gruden

Jay Gruden, Jay Gruden (born March 4, 1967 in Tampa, Florida) is a football coach and quarterback. He is currently the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals and has been head coach of the Florida Tuskers League Soccer United. Gruden is also the brother of former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach and current Monday Night Footballanlyst Jon Gruden.

Gruden four-year letterman at Louisville (1985-1988). He finished his collegiate career with 7,024 yards passing; completing 572 of 1,049 passes for 44 touchdowns. The four stats still rank in the top five in Cardinals history. As a senior, Gruden led the team to an 8-3 mark, there first winning season in 10 years. ( Read Jay Gruden more... )

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