Jack Del Rio

After strong backlash, the veteran coach later issued an apology for his comments about the storming of the U.S. Capitol building.

“Anything that I ever say or write, I’d be comfortable saying or writing in front of everybody that I work with, players and coaches,” Del Rio said. Rivera said he does “not necessarily” worry Del Rio’s comments will affect the locker room, which is predominantly Black and includes many players who supported the Floyd protests with words and social media posts two years ago. And if he can’t do it, then he’s the wrong damn man to be leading this damn football team.” Del Rio played 11 seasons in the NFL before embarking on a coaching career. “Protesting against the murder of someone is not the same as attempting a coup because you didn’t get your way in an election,” Baldwin tweeted. Rivera declined to discuss Del Rio’s tweets with reporters Wednesday and would not say whether he’d discussed them with his defensive coordinator. Del Rio’s comments earlier in the day seem to be at odds with recent racial justice messaging from the NFL and run counter to the way the league and his own team responded to Floyd’s death. “Just sealed the deal to cast my vote as a NO,” state Sen. Jeremy S. McPike (D-Prince William) tweeted Wednesday. “I think what’s burning down today is the stadium.” Del Rio’s comments were in response to questions related to a social media post he issued earlier in the week. They’ve got to get it together.” McPike had previously expressed reservations about the proposed stadium legislation and shared transportation concerns around a potential Woodbridge location. Del Rio’s remarks also drew the ire of some fans and commentators. “I say that while also expressing my support as an American citizen for peaceful protest in our country.”

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio apologized Wednesday for remarks made earlier in the day when he referred to the insurrection at ...

Ben Standig "It's just everyone's entitled to their opinion now." I love my guys. "I just asked a simple question," he continued. I'm being respectful." "Because it's kind of hard for me to say I can realistically look at it," Del Rio said to reporters earlier Wednesday. "I see the images on TV. People's livelihoods are being destroyed, businesses being burned down.

After calling the Jan. 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol a "dustup," Jack Del Rio later apologized for his comment.

"I'm going to be the man I am," Del Rio said. The Commanders have had a turbulent offseason, at least when it comes to non-football matters. "Anything that I ever say or write, I'd be comfortable saying or writing in front of everybody that I work with -- players and coaches," Del Rio said. I'm just expressing myself, and I think we all as Americans have a right to express ourselves, especially if you're being respectful. Congress also sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission saying the organization committed financial improprieties. "I express myself as an American -- we have that ability. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent and I am sorry," Del Rio said in a statement posted on Twitter. "I stand by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country. And then we have a dustup at the Capitol, nothing burned down, and we're going to make that a major deal. If I have a reaction or feeling toward something, I'll express that with him." "Why are we not looking into those things -- if we're going to talk about it -- why are we not looking into those things?" I just think it's kind of two standards, and if we apply the same standard and we're going to be reasonable with each other, let's have a discussion. "Everybody's entitled to their opinion, though.

Jack Del Rio is the defensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders. He's taking heat for recent comments about the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.

The Washington Commanders just keep stepping on the rake. A lot of football coaches have been telling in themselves. And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. One group was protesting to put an end to people being murdered by the police in the street. They smeared s**t on the Capitol walls. This is not new for Jack Del Rio. It still must be called out Two officers who responded to the attack later died by suicide. He is trying to compare George Floyd protests to the treasonous activities of Jan. 6 The NFL employs him as a leader of men, largely Black players. Because it’s kind of hard for me to say, I can realistically look at it, I see the images on TV, people’s livelihoods are being destroyed. Federal prosecutors have charged more than 800 people in 48 states with participating in the attack.” And we’re gonna make that a major deal.”

But what stands out about Del Rio's words and deeds is the tit-for-tat line he wants to draw between the protests that roiled the country two summers ago ...

Indeed. The government cannot — and should not — have the right to come down on Del Rio for what he tweeted Monday or what he said Wednesday. His employer, however, is another matter. That’s the workplace in which Del Rio is supposed to be a leader. But we can try to understand and listen — to have a discussion, as Del Rio suggested. “But right now, it’s something that I will deal with when it comes up.” “And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down, and we’re going to make that a major deal. It remains a front-and-center issue for the NFL and many of its teams. It read, in part, “Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent and I am sorry.” A nice start. I just think it’s kind of two standards, and if we apply the same standard and we’re going to be reasonable with each other, let’s have a discussion. The list is longer than that, and the anger that spilled out that summer had been brewing for decades. But what he never acknowledged was the offensive idea that the violence in these two cases are similar in origin. That galling package is enough to question his fitness for his job, which is defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders. It’s hard to link the two, but Del Rio managed.

Jack Del Rio has apologized for comments he made that referred to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots as a "dust-up".

And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down, and we’re going to make that a major deal. I just think it’s kind of two standards, and if we apply the same standard and we’re going to be reasonable with each other, let’s have a discussion. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent and I am sorry,” he wrote.

The Washington Commanders defensive coordinator has clearly lost his connection to reality and is no longer fit to coach in the NFL.

What hurts the most about it is that men like Del Rio keep getting jobs in the Good Old Boy world of football using precisely this kind of logic, while Black coaches have to work five times as hard just to get a sliver of a chance. Four of the rioters died on the day of the attack. And while this should cost him his job, it’s not really going to matter — most of his ilk know to stay quiet. It is true that in some of those instances buildings were burned — among them a CVS in Baltimore after the death of Freddie Gray. I walked by it the next day, thinking of the pain caused to a giant corporation and its insurance company. The failed insurrection, meanwhile, was a political plot meant to prevent the installation of a new president. In this instance, Del Rio shared his perspective on the would-be insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021.

Washington Commanders assistant coach Jack Del Rio issued an apology for his word choice after doubling down on a comparison he made on social media between ...

I love my guys, I respect my guys but I also love the fact that I’m an American and that means I’m free to express myself. “Anything that I ever say or write, I’d be comfortable saying or writing in front of everybody that I work with, players and coaches,” Del Rio said. “If it ever becomes an issue or a situation, we’ll have that discussion. “Let’s have a discussion. Right now, it’s something that I will deal with when it comes up.” If I have a reaction, a feeling, towards something, I’ll express that with him.” After a reporter read it to him, Fuller said: “I don’t have a reaction right now. “If they are (concerned) and they want to talk about it, I’d talk about it with anybody,” Del Rio said. I’m just expressing myself and I think we all as Americans have a right to express ourselves, especially if you’re being respectful. “And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down, and we’re going to make that a major deal. “I express myself as an American. We have that ability. Amid backlash for his comments, Del Rio released a statement on Twitter Wednesday afternoon apologizing his word choice.

The Commanders defensive coordinator apologized for calling the 2021 insurrection at the Capitol a “dust-up.”

“Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent and I am sorry.” In his initial Twitter reply, Del Rio asked why the attempted insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 was being investigated, while what he described as “riots” during summer 2020 were not. Four people died during the attack on Jan. 6.

After the Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio dismissed the Jan. 6 Capitol riots as a "dust-up," Brian Mitchell unleashed on him.

At least two former NFL players aren't happy with Del Rio claiming the events of Jan. 6 are being unfairly magnified over property damage that happened ...

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What is in the best interests of the team? They’ll make those decisions as to many more when the roster cuts to 53. Besides, Del Rio as a defensive coordinator isn’t Bill Belichick as a defensive coordinator; the notion that talent-trumps-all simply doesn’t apply to Del Rio the way it would apply to others.

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio called the Jan. 6 riots a "dust-up." He's not just wrong. Del Rio's words are also dangerous.

Because one is a real thing and the other is not. ... How do (you) expect anybody on that team to be straightforward when you've got a guy like that in the defensive coordinator position?" Del Rio is a big name in the NFL. In many ways, he's NFL royalty. Jan. 6, meanwhile, was a group of white nationalists trying to overthrow the United States government after being whipped up byt the former President. Del Rio is another example of why the franchise is so problematic. It wasn't an apology from Del Rio as much as it was an attempt to stop the bleeding and maybe even save his job. That's what I give a damn about." “Keep the political comments to yourselves. People like Del Rio and Rodgers act as propaganda force multipliers. The reason the Del Rio story is important is the same reason Aaron Rodgers' disgraceful and embarrassing spread of vaccine misinformation was. We could spend a great deal of time fact-checking Del Rio, but that's not the main point. Two officers who responded to the attack later died by suicide.