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Commanders fine DC Jack Del Rio $100K for comments on Capitol riots
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:32 pm
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The Washington Commanders fined defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $100,000 after his comments this week comparing the 2020 protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
The team announced Friday that Commanders coach Ron Rivera levied the fine on Del Rio, which will be donated to the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund.
"This morning I met with Coach Del Rio to express how disappointed I am in his comments on Wednesday," Rivera said in a statement. "His comments do not reflect the organization's views and are extremely hurtful to our great community here in the DMV. As we saw last night in the hearings, what happened on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an act of domestic terrorism. A group of citizens attempted to overturn the results of a free and fair election, and as a result, lives were lost and the Capitol building was damaged. Coach Del Rio did apologize for his comments on Wednesday and he understands the distinction between the events of that dark day and peaceful protests, which are a hallmark of our democracy. He does have the right to voice his opinion as a citizen of the United States and it most certainly is his constitutional right to do so. However, words have consequences and his words hurt a lot of people in our community. I want to make it clear that our organization will not tolerate any equivalency between those who demanded justice in the wake of George Floyd's murder and the actions of those on January 6 who sought to topple our government.
"After reflecting on the situation and circumstances, I have decided to fine Coach Del Rio $100,000, which the team will donate to the United State Capitol Police Memorial Fund. I feel strongly that after our conversation this morning, he will have a greater understanding for the impact of his language and the values that our team stands for."
The $100K punishment comes after the 59-year-old posted a tweet comparing the protests and insurrection. On Wednesday, Del Rio defended his opinion during a press conference, downplaying the insurrection, calling it a "dust-up."
"People's livelihoods are being destroyed, businesses are being burned down, no problem," Del Rio said at the time. "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."
After his "dust-up" comment went viral, Del Rio later released an apology saying his terminology was "irresponsible and negligent."
Del Rio's comments drew scorn from former Washington players, other NFLers, and scores of media members. The NAACP also called for Del Rio to resign or be fired following the comments.
https://www.nfl.com/news/commanders-fine-dc-jack-del-rio-100k-for-comments-on-capitol-riots
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:34 pm to loogaroo
frick that entire organization. What virtuous fake nonsense.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:34 pm to loogaroo
Remember, these are the same people who publicly promoted BLM thugs
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:35 pm to loogaroo
I'd retire and tell them to frick off and never pay that stupid fine.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:35 pm to loogaroo
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Commanders fine DC Jack Del Rio $100K for comments on Capitol riots
I am glad.
The pussy apologized.
He must be related to Mitt Romney.
They both apologized for making factual statements because the Liberal media got pissed.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:35 pm to loogaroo
Sports morphed with entertainment and became stale pop culture.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:36 pm to loogaroo
DC area is 90% prog filth. They are just pandering to their npc fanbase.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:36 pm to loogaroo
Yet most cons will still gleefully sit in front of their TVs this fall and consume this shite
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:36 pm to loogaroo
I will never understand why these once venerable organizations want to destroy themselves by alienating most of the country.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:38 pm to loogaroo
Is he not allowed to have his own opinion on an issue? His players didn’t seem to be bothered by his comments.
Values? The redskins are the last organization to be preaching values to anyone.
Wtf do they have to with anything related to 1/6?
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understanding for the impact of his language and the values that our team stands for."
Values? The redskins are the last organization to be preaching values to anyone.
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The NAACP also called for Del Rio to resign or be fired
Wtf do they have to with anything related to 1/6?
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:39 pm to loogaroo
Apparently 100k is the going rate for truth these days.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:39 pm to loogaroo
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As we saw last night in the hearings, what happened on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an act of domestic terrorism
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:39 pm to loogaroo
frick Rivera. Domestic terrorism my hairy arse.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:41 pm to jbird7
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Wtf do they have to with anything related to 1/6?
White supremacy.
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:41 pm to loogaroo
Somebody just nuke the US, frick this shite
Posted on 6/10/22 at 1:41 pm to 93and99
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I am glad.
The pussy apologized.
He must be related to Mitt Romney.
They both apologized for making factual statements because the Liberal media got pissed.
None of this shite is going to stop until people start roundly telling these folks to shove it.
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