When Will Gruden Coach Again?

Now that Jon Gruden's taken a job in the MNF booth for ESPN, the obvious question is when and if he'll be back in play for a head coaching gig.

Gruden's agent, Bob LaMonte, told me this morning, "He definitely has a feeling that he would like to try this for a couple of years. He's 45 and he's already won over 100 games, five division titles and a Super Bowl. He really is a young guy. Some guys don't even get started as head coaches until they're 42, 43. For him, he could easily take a (break)."

LaMonte said that, if a head coaching opportunity arises down the road, Gruden would be able to consider it, but added, "Doing Monday Night Football is a pretty monumental job, it's not the weekend news. (A sideline opportunity) would have to be an idyllic thing."

Gruden won't hurt for cash. After the 2007 season, he signed a contract extension with the Buccaneers that runs through 2011. He still has three years left on that deal which pays him well over $4 million annually.

(Note...Thanks to Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk for catching the bad math on my first post which had Gruden's deal getting extended after '08)