Jon Gruden coached in the NFL from 1990 to 2021, spanning 22 seasons with 5 organizations. He served as head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. His roles included Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers, and Offensive Quality Control. He worked under George Seifert, Mike Holmgren, and Ray Rhodes. 11 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2021	Las Vegas Raiders	Head Coach HC
2020	Las Vegas Raiders	Head Coach HC
2019	Oakland Raiders	Head Coach HC
2018	Oakland Raiders	Head Coach HC
2008	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Head Coach HC
2007	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Head Coach HC
2006	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Head Coach HC
2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Head Coach HC
2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Head Coach HC
2003	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Head Coach HC
2002	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Head Coach HC
2001	Oakland Raiders	Head Coach HC
2000	Oakland Raiders	Head Coach HC
1999	Oakland Raiders	Head Coach HC
1998	Oakland Raiders	Head Coach HC
1997	Philadelphia Eagles	Offensive Coordinator under Ray Rhodes
1996	Philadelphia Eagles	Offensive Coordinator under Ray Rhodes
1995	Philadelphia Eagles	Offensive Coordinator under Ray Rhodes
1994	Green Bay Packers	Wide Receivers under Mike Holmgren
1993	Green Bay Packers	Wide Receivers under Mike Holmgren
1992	Green Bay Packers	Offensive Quality Control under Mike Holmgren
1990	San Francisco 49ers	Offensive Quality Control under George Seifert

Worked Under (3)

Coach	Team	Years
GS George Seifert	San Francisco 49ers	1
Mike Holmgren	Green Bay Packers	3
RR Ray Rhodes	Philadelphia Eagles	3

Protégés (11)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Bill Callahan	Oakland Raiders	2002
Rod Marinelli	Detroit Lions	2006
Mike Tomlin	Pittsburgh Steelers	2007
Raheem Morris	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2009
Marc Trestman	Chicago Bears	2013
Gus Bradley	Jacksonville Jaguars	2013
Jay Gruden	Washington Redskins	2014
Sean McVay	Los Angeles Rams	2017
Kyle Shanahan	San Francisco 49ers	2017
Nathaniel Hackett	Denver Broncos	2022
Brian Callahan	Tennessee Titans	2024