Jack Louis Del Rio Jr. is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League.
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Washington fined Del Rio $100,000 on Friday for controversial comments he made earlier in the week, referring to the events of Jan. 6, 2021, at the United States Capitol as a “dustup.”
The team had no statement on Del Rio deleting his account. Del Rio did not immediately respond to a text message from ESPN.
On Friday, Commanders head coach Ron Rivera said in a statement that Del Rio’s comments do not reflect the organization’s views and are extremely hurtful to the District of Columbia area.
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Del Rio is expected to address the team on Tuesday, though multiple sources close to the players have said they don’t think it will be an issue with his players. One person close to defensive end Chase Young said of Del Rio, “That’s his guy.”
Defensive tackle Jonathan Allen told NBC Sports Washington, “I don’t care about his opinion as long as he shows up every day and works hard. That’s what I want from my defensive coordinator.”
Biography:
Del Rio began his coaching career as an assistant with the Saints in 1997. He then joined the Baltimore Ravens as a linebacker coach in 1999, where he was a part of their Super Bowl XXXV winning team that beat the New York Giants.
Following a single-season stint as Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator, Del Rio became head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003. He compiled a 68–71 record and two playoff appearances with them before being fired after the 2011 season.
“As we saw last night in the hearings, what happened on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an act of domestic terrorism,” Rivera said. “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.”
