Jay Gruden Jay Gruden ( born March 4 , 1967 ) is an American football coach and former quarterback . He is currently the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals and was formerly the head coach of the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League . He is also a decorated player and coach in Arena Football League history , winning four ArenaBowls as a player and two more as a head coach . Gruden is also the brother of former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach and current Monday Night Football analyst Jon Gruden . Early years . Gruden attended George D . Chamberlain High School in Tampa , Florida , where he played quarterback for the Chiefs under head coach Billy Turner . College career . Gruden was a four - year letterman at Louisville ( 1985 – 1988 ) . He finished his collegiate career with 7 , 024 passing yards ( currently 4th all - time ) , completing 572 of 1049 passes for 44 touchdowns . All four stats still rank in the top five in Cardinals ' history . He also ranks in the top 10 in yards per completion , passing attempts in a season , and completions in a season . He ranks eighth in career completion percentage , seventh in career passing efficiency , and ninth in average yards per game . Gruden threw for 300 + yards in a game six times as a Cardinal . As a senior , Gruden led the team to an 8 – 3 mark , their first winning season in 10 years . Professional career . Gruden won four ArenaBowl titles as the starting quarterback of the Tampa Bay Storm . He was the Arena League MVP in the 1992 season . Coaching career . Gruden began his coaching career as the offensive coordinator for the Nashville Kats in 1997 . Then , in 1998 , he became head coach of the Orlando Predators , the main rival of the Tampa Bay Storm . He won ArenaBowl titles in 1998 and 2000 as head coach . He un - retired and resumed playing in 2002 , this time for the Predators , but retired again and returned to head coaching when his replacement , Fran Papasedero , died after the 2003 season . Gruden has an overall AFL career record of 93 – 61 , including a record of 11 – 7 in the playoffs . From 2002 to 2008 he also served as an offensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League under his brother , head coach Jon Gruden . He left after Jon was fired following the 2008 season . In 2009 , while the Predators were on hiatus during the bankruptcy reorganization of the AFL , he was selected to be head coach Jim Haslett ' s offensive coordinator for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League . As part of his contract , he was not permitted to remain head coach of the Predators . Instead , former Preds quarterback Pat O ' Hara , who led the team to the two ArenaBowls it won when Gruden was head coach , was hired in his place . On February 20 , 2010 , Gruden was named head coach of the Tuskers following Haslett ' s departure to join Mike Shanahan ' s staff with the Washington Redskins . On February 3 , 2011 , Gruden was hired as the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals . On January 13 , 2012 , Gruden signed a three - year extension with the Cincinnati Bengals as their offensive coordinator , even after being asked to interview for at least three head coaching jobs ( The Jacksonville Jaguars , St . Louis Rams , and later turned down the Indianapolis Colts , signing his extension shortly afterwards . ) In January 2013 , Gruden was interviewed by the Arizona Cardinals , the Philadelphia Eagles and the San Diego Chargers for their vacant head coaching positions . Personal . Gruden ' s father Jim , a long - time college and NFL assistant coach , is a retired regional scout for the San Francisco 49ers . His brother Jon was the head coach of the Oakland Raiders , and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . Jon is now a Monday Night Football analyst for ESPN . On September 16 , 2005 , Gruden was arrested in Hillsbourgh , Florida and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol . Gruden registered 0 . 106 % and 0 . 110 % in two blood - alcohol tests , each over the legally allowed limit for driving under the influence in Florida ( 0 . 08 % ) . Gruden would plead no contest to reckless driving and was fined $ 750 .