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   Commanders Coach Ron Rivera fined defensive coordinator Jack Del   
   Rio $100,000 on Friday for comments in which the coach minimized   
   the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as a “dust-up” and   
   compared it to the racial protests that followed George Floyd’s   
   murder in 2020.   
      
   In a statement released by the team, Rivera said that he met   
   with Del Rio on Friday morning to discuss his comments two days   
   earlier and that Del Rio apologized.   
      
   “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,” Rivera’s statement read. “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   
   Jan. 6 who sought to topple our government.”   
      
   Svrluga: Jack Del Rio can choose his words. The Commanders can   
   choose their coaches.   
      
   The fine will be donated to the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial   
   Fund, which supports families of officers hurt or killed in the   
   line of duty.   
      
   Del Rio, who has often been vocal about his political beliefs   
   and ideologies on social media, responded to a tweet Monday in   
   which he questioned “the whole story” of why the “summer of   
   riots, looting, burning and destruction of personal property is   
   never discussed” but the Jan. 6 attack is.   
      
   When asked about the tweet by reporters Wednesday following a   
   team practice, he doubled down, saying: “Why are we not looking   
   into those things? 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, businesses are being burned   
   down. No problem. And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol.   
   Nothing burned down, and we’re not going to talk about — we’re   
   going to make that a major deal.”   
      
   Speaking to reporters earlier Wednesday, Rivera initially   
   declined to discuss Del Rio’s tweets but said he was “not   
   necessarily” worried they would affect the locker room. The team   
   did not respond to requests for comment Wednesday or Thursday.   
      
   The fallout from his remarks was swift and strong, with current   
   and former players speaking out in dismay. An NFL player, who   
   previously played for Del Rio and spoke on the condition of   
   anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue, told The   
   Washington Post the comments irked but didn’t surprise him,   
   “because I’ve heard these for the last two, three years. He’s   
   been consistent. … People died, and he wants to call it ‘a dust-   
   up.’ ”   
      
   The player added that he would have trouble playing for Del Rio   
   again “because he doesn’t support me as a human being” and said   
   the coach would never have made those comments “if he didn’t   
   feel like he had a bunch of people agreeing with him.”   
      
   Del Rio issued an apology on Twitter late Wednesday, saying that   
   his reference of the Jan. 6 attack as a “dust-up” was   
   “irresponsible and negligent.” But his previous comments   
   continued to make waves throughout the week.   
      
   Two Virginia senators said Wednesday that, in the wake of Del   
   Rio’s comments, they could no longer support legislation   
   intended to entice the Commanders to build a new stadium in the   
   state. The bill was pulled entirely a day later, and State   
   Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax) cited Del   
   Rio’s remarks as one of the deciding factors.   
      
   NAACP calls for Jack Del Rio’s job after Jan. 6 ‘dust-up’ comment   
      
   On Thursday, the president of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, issued   
   a statement calling for Del Rio to resign or be fired. And Rod   
   Graves, the executive director of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a   
   diversity group that works closely with the NFL on its minority   
   hiring, said Del Rio’s comments “go against the values” of the   
   alliance and the NFL.   
      
      
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