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Congratulations if you had “Jay” in the which Gruden would be fired first pool.

Jay Gruden and Jon Gruden entered the season as two of the most scrutinized NFL coaches, but the two have gone in opposite directions since.

“I’m obviously very disappointed for my brother,” Jon said Tuesday, a day after Jay was fired by the Redskins. “It was a long night, last couple of nights. He worked hard. Got a lot of respect for my brother. Obviously, disappointed for him getting fired.”

This comes as Jon has reached his Raiders’ peak since returning to Oakland before last season. Jon’s $100 million Raiders deal that pulled him out of the “Monday Night Football” booth has long been ridiculed. Last season, the Raiders went 4-12 and traded away star players Khalil Mack and Amari Cooper.

Sunday’s game against the Bears in London was billed as Mack’s revenge game against Gruden. Then a funny thing happened. The Raiders jumped out to a 17-0 lead, survived a disastrous third quarter and rallied for a 24-21 victory with the pass-rushing Mack largely a non-factor.

The Raiders are now 3-2 and heading into a bye week in better position than most anyone predicted. They have survived the Antonio Brown mess and have seemed to find a future star in rookie running back in Josh Jacobs.

“My dad’s been fired. I’ve been fired. Jay’s been fired and … welcome to the club, bro,” Jon said.

It’s a club that at least for the moment, Jon is in no danger of being reacquainted with.

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