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.

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.

"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."

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 Tampa Bay Buccaneers are officially adding Jon Gruden back into the team's Ring of Honor following his removal from a 2021 controversy.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Thursday that they are restoring former coach Jon Gruden’s name to the franchise’s Ring of Honor.

Gruden resigned as the coach of the Raiders after emails containing homophobic, misogynistic and racist language were made public.

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

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.