Jay Gruden's wife was hungry after she had surgery, and she was left starving as there was business to do.

Thanks to the patience of Sherry Gruden's stomach, the Redskins were able to land one of the top free agents this offseason — Josh Norman. MMQB took a deep look at the process behind the deal, and revealed a tidbit about the dedication Washington had to sign him.

On at least two occasions on Friday afternoon Norman tried saying goodbye to Redskins brass, but the team would not let him leave the facility. Coach Jay Gruden’s wife, Sherry, was recovering from surgery, but even the coach wouldn’t leave to bring her home dinner until the deal was done. (“Luckily,” [defensive coordinator Joe] Barry says, “Sherry is a very understanding woman.”)

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To be fair to the coach, he has been very active in his family's life, so his wife of several years was willing to let this go. In fact, in the early stages of Gruden's coaching career he was content being in the Arena Football League instead of moving up to the NFL because of his family.

"I liked my job," Gruden said in 2014. "I had a great time coaching in the arena league. … My wife was happy, my kids were happy, I was coaching my kids' basketball and football teams and really enjoying life. I really had no desire to up and move."

As for Norman, he was very upset the Panthers didn't want him back. His mother said Norman "didn’t want to move, he didn’t want to talk," and that he didn't eat for nearly 24 hours. But, now he's happy to play for a team who wants him and he's ready to continue his success from the previous season in Carolina.