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Jon Gruden doesn't anticipate coaching return

Jon Gruden, former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach and current ESPN Monday Night Football analyst, said last week he was "preparing to come back" to coaching.

This week, however, Gruden said otherwise.

"I don't foresee myself coaching anytime soon," Gruden told reporters at Buccaneers training camp on Wednesday, per ESPN's Jenna Laine. "But I do like getting as close to the fire as possible.

"All I really have going is football. I don't know what I would do without it. I'm happy with what I'm doing. I study as if I am a coach. I still make my own breakdowns. I still come up with my own playbook -- I just don't have anybody to give it to."

Gruden hasn't coached since he was fired from the Buccaneers in 2008. He compiled a 95-81 record over his 11 years manning both the Bucs and Raiders.