6–4 record. However, after many crucial players suffering injuries, the Raiders would end their last season in Oakland 1–5 and 7–9 overall. Gruden was fined $100,000 by the NFL for not properly wearing a face mask, as required for coaches during the COVID-19 pandemic, during a week 2 game in the 2020 NFL season on September 22, 2020. He was fined an additional $150,000 for further COVID-19 protocol violations on November 5, 2020. Gruden led the Raiders to an 8–8 record in the 2020 season. The Raiders finished second in the AFC West and missed the playoffs. Las Vegas began their 2021 season with a 3–0 record, including two overtime wins. The Raiders lost the following two games. Under their interim coach Rich Bisaccia, the Raiders made the playoffs, something they had not done under Gruden during his second stint with the team. Email controversy and resignation In October 2021, a league investigation into the Washington Football Team for workplace misconduct uncovered emails Gruden sent to then Washington general manager Bruce Allen where Gruden used racist, misogynistic, and homophobic slurs. The emails were written between 2011 and 2018. The emails referred to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell as a "faggot", and a "clueless anti football pussy". He also said Goodell shouldn't have pressured the Rams to draft "queers", referring to Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted in NFL history. Jeff Fisher, who was the coach of the Rams at the time, denied he was pressured and stated he drafted Sam entirely based on his football skills. Gruden stated that players who protest the National Anthem should be "fired", specifically referring to former 49ers safety Eric Reid. Gruden used a racist stereotype to describe NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, saying "Dumboriss Smith has lips the size of michellin tires". Gruden also called then United States Vice President Joe Biden a "nervous clueless pussy". Gruden also joked to Allen that he should tell Bryan Glazer, co-owner of the Buccaneers, to perform oral sex on Gruden. Gruden, Allen and others were sent emails from unknown members of the Washington Football Team staff that contained topless photos of women, including two Washington Football Team cheerleaders. Gruden resigned on October 11, 2021, after details of the emails were released by The New York Times. Gruden announced his intentions to sue the NFL and Roger Goodell for exposing his scandals. A Nevada judge threw out