Washington Commanders coach fined $100,000 after calling Jan. 6 a 'dust-up'

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio was hit with a $100,000 wonderful Friday for calling the Jan. 6 Capitol riot a "dust-up."

Commanders head coach Ron Rivera made the announcement in a press release posted to social media.

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"This morning I met with Coach Del Rio to precise how upset I'm in his feedback on Wednesday," the assertion mentioned. "His feedback don't replicate the group's views and are extraordinarily hurtful to our nice neighborhood right here within the DMV. As we noticed final evening within the hearings, what occurred on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an act of home terrorism. A gaggle of residents tried to overturn the outcomes of a free and honest election, and because of this, lives had been misplaced and the Capitol constructing was broken."

Rivera continued: "Coach Del Rio did apologize for his feedback on Wednesday and he understands the excellence between the occasions of that darkish day and peaceable protests, that are an indicator of our democracy. He does have the correct to voice his opinion as a citizen of the US and it most definitely is his constitutional proper to take action. Nonetheless, phrases have penalties and his phrases damage lots of people in our neighborhood."

For Del Rio, that consequence is a wonderful of $100,000.

"After reflection non the state of affairs and circumstances, I've determined to wonderful Coach Del Rio $100,000, which the crew will donate to the US Capitol Police Memorial Fund," Rivera mentioned.

Del Rio known as the Jan. 6 Capitol riot a "dust-up" Wednesday throughout a media convention with reporters whereas referencing a tweet through which he in contrast the occasions of Jan. 6 to "the summer season of riots, looting, burning and the destruction of non-public property."

He questioned why the latter would not get as a lot consideration and requested to listen to the "entire story" in regards to the discrepancy.

"Would love to grasp 'the entire story' about why the summer season of riots, looting, burning and the destruction of non-public property is rarely mentioned however that is ??? #CommonSense," he tweeted Monday.

He was asking a "easy query," Del Rio informed reporters at a Wednesday convention.

"Why are we not wanting into these issues? If we will speak about it, why are we not wanting into these issues?" Del Rio mentioned. "I see the pictures on TV. Folks's livelihoods are being destroyed. Companies are being burned down — no drawback. After which now we have a dust-up on the Capitol, nothing burned down, and we will make that a main deal."

Del Rio has since apologized for his remarks.

"I made feedback earlier as we speak in referencing the assault that occurred on the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Referencing that state of affairs as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent, and I'm sorry." Del Rio mentioned in a press release posted to Twitter late Wednesday.

Within the assertion asserting the wonderful for Del Rio, Rivera was blatant in regards to the place of him and the Commanders concerning equating the occasions following the loss of life of George Floyd and people of Jan. 6.

"I need to make it clear that our group won't tolerate any equivalency between those that demanded justice within the wake of George Floyd's homicide and the actions of these on January 6 who sought to topple our authorities," he wrote.