The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced they are reinstating former head coach Jon Gruden into the team’s Ring of Honor, nearly four years after his removal.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers say they're reinstating former coach Jon Gruden into their ring of honor. The move comes less than four years after they removed him from the ring over his use of racist, homophobic and misogynistic language in emails to an NFL executive while he was a television analyst.

Bygones appear to be bygones for the Buccaneers and Jon Gruden. The team announced Thursday that it would be returning his name to the team’s Ring of Honor four years after he had been removed following the release of emails that showed Gruden had used racist,

The Bucs removed him from the Ring of Honor in 2021 following the revelation that he used racist, homophobic and sexist language in emails

Less than four years after removing Jon Gruden from their Ring of Honor, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers restored the distinction for the Super Bowl-winning coach on Thursday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are reinstating former head coach Jon Gruden as a member of their Ring of Honor following a four-year spell.

"Jon Gruden was initially inducted into the Bucs Ring of Honor based on his many accomplishments during his seven seasons as our head coach, and he remains a significant figure in the history of our franchise," the Buccaneers said in a statement. "Upon further reflection, we have decided to reinstate him into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor."

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reinstated former head coach Jon Gruden into their ring of honor after removing him in 2021, the team announced Thursday.