Jon Gruden Wife, Divorce, Salary and Net Worth

Look at his facial expression once, and you’ll believe that he makes every reaction so lively! He is Jon Gruden we are talking about.

Well known as a previous footballer, age 52, he is currently famous for his professional excellence as a coach. He was born on 17th of August, 1963 in Sandusky, Ohio. He was also a quarterback and the former head coach of NFL.

He is working for ESPN as NFL analyst these days. His current net worth of $22.5 million show how successful he has been in his career. He has successfully established his image of an able NFL analyst. He was in the news in last July for showing his love for Bret Favre.

Going back to his early years, he was very energetic from a young age. He is a graduate of the University of Dayton. He played from Muskingum College in 1981 and played for University of Dayton from 1982 to 1984.

Soon after his graduation, he was accepted as a Graduate Assistant in the University of Tennessee. There, he worked for two years.

Before talking about his career and work experiences, let’s look at his personality as people see him. He is a tall guy with a height of 5 feet 10 inch. He had an affair and started dating Cindy Gruden (Brooks) in early 1991. She was his college mate and became his girlfriend at that time. They got married in 1991. They have got three children.

The couple’s relationship is going on strong. Hope it will last long as both husband and wife trust each other. So, at least for now, there is no chance of divorce between them.

The relation is strong because Jon has made his wife’s life comfortable and luxurious.

Though there were also rumors about whether he was a gay or not, he has disapproved all these speculations. Some say that he was fired from many organizations in the past.

Talking about his work, he has gained a lot of experiences from different clubs and universities as he has moved from one job to another regularly. He is good-humored and has learned lots of prestige from these jobs.

Some of the clubs and the universities in which he worked are Southeast Missouri State as Passing Game Coordinator, the University of Pacific as Wide Receivers Coach and San Francisco 49ers as Offensive Assistant.

He also got the chance to become the Offensive Assistant in Green Bay Packers. He worked for the Oakland Raiders as the head coach from 1998 to 2001. Lastly, he became the head coach of Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2002 to 2008.

When ESPN found out his talent, they didn’t find any sense in letting him go away. In 2009, he was offered a job with ESPN as a color analyst for their favorite program “Monday Night Football.”

During his career at ESPN, he has got the chance to analyze the coverage of many football games, which includes the 2010 Rose Bowl, 2011 Outback Bowl, 2010 BCS National Championship Game and 2011 Orange Bowl.

From 2012, he started to work as an analyst for NFL on ESPN. Regarding his successes, he is the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl.

His coaching career was successful and helped him to win many trophies. He has reached the current height of success after many hurdles. Since this industry has given him both name and fame; he does not intend to retire for a long time.

Follow him on Twitter and his Facebook page. You can find his full biography in Wikipedia as well as IMDB.

You can also find his quotes that can inspire you!