Washington Commands defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio finds himself in national headlines for all the wrong reasons.
Washington Commanders fans continue to find their team in national headlines for unfortunate reasons.
Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio sent shockwaves through social media when he compared George Floyd’s death to the January 6 riot at the Capitol.
In a press conference Wednesday, Del Rio elaborated further on his comments when defending his now-deleted Tweet:
As it turns out, social media wasn’t fond of Del Rio downplaying the first time the Capitol had been breeched since 1812. Numerous prominent voices took to social media to voice their disdain for the comments, some in especially creative ways.
His comments gained additional scrutiny when viewed in context to his remarks on Colin Kaepernick's protests back in 2016.
Del Rio unsurprisingly caved to the negative press, releasing a classic notes app apology on his Twitter account.
When originally asked in his press conference about whether he believed his initial tweet would cause discordance in the locker room, Del Rio's response was simple:
"Nope. Not at all."
Since his press conference Wednesday morning though, he has firmly planted himself in the national spotlight.
Though it's impossible to speculate the current state of the Washington locker room, Washington fans, hopeful that the ongoing OTAs will push the team toward a productive season, surely hope this situation won't manifest itself as some form of conflict behind closed doors.