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Direct Headline: NAACP calls for Jack Del Rio’s job after Jan. 6 ‘dust-up’ comment
Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP, called for the Washington Commanders’ defensive coordinator to resign or be fired...“It is time for Jack Del Rio to resign or be terminated...His comments could not have been more offensive and ignorant. The January 6th insurrection — an attempted coup — was far from a ‘dust-up.’ Each day we learn more and more on just how close our democracy came to autocracy. Downplaying the insurrection by comparing it to nationwide protests, which were in response to a public lynching, is twisted. You can’t coach a majority Black team while turning your back on the Black community. It’s time for you to pack up and step off the field.....”
Del Rio’s comments also were condemned by the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a diversity group that works closely with the NFL on its minority hiring....“Jack Del Rio’s initial comments regarding the protests of supporters for Black Lives Matter go against the values of the Fritz Pollard Alliance and what the NFL should stand for...."
The Commanders and the NFL did not respond to requests for comment about Johnson’s statement.
Del Rio tweeted: “Would love to understand ‘the whole story’ about why the summer of riots, looting, burning and destruction of personal property is never discussed but this is ??? #CommonSense.”
https://twitter.com/coachdelrio/status/1534002744922718208
“Really, let’s get right down to it. What did I ask? A simple question,” Del Rio told reporters Wednesday. “Why are we not looking into those things if we’re going to talk about it? 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.....”
But by then, two Virginia state senators — Scott A. Surovell (D-Fairfax) and Jeremy S. McPike (D-Prince William) — said they could no longer support a bill authorizing a stadium authority and helping lure the team to Virginia. Surovell tweeted that the NFL’s “indifference & intolerance” to Del Rio’s comments reflects its “hypocrisy” and “makes clear to me that we won’t be seeing any more votes on stadium bills this year.”...A group of D.C. legislators said Thursday they would not support bringing the team to the District at the RFK Stadium site, and Virginia Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax) pulled the plug on the Commonwealth’s efforts, saying there would be no vote on a stadium bill this year....
By Nicki Jhabvala and Mark Maske June 9, 2022 at 4:24 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/09/del-rio-naacp-resign/
VIDEO: Commanders DC Jack Del Rio responds to criticism over recent tweets | NBC Sports Washington Jun 8, 2022
Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio addressed the criticism around his recent tweets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gJPUDutePc
VIDEO (For Del Rio): Black NFL Player DEFENDS Jack Del Rio's Comments SLAMMING BLM As NAACP Calls For Coach To Be FIRED! Jun 9, 2022 Black Conservative Perspective
Jack Del Rio’s recent tweets and ensuing comments elicited strong reaction from those affiliated with the NFL and now a prominent civil rights organization. Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP, called for the Washington Commanders’ defensive coordinator to resign or be fired for his comments comparing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to the racial protests that followed the murder of George Floyd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv7Vn43-qQs
VIDEO (Against Del Rio): Stephen A. to Jack Del Rio's comments: I appreciate him opening up a bigger convo | First Take Jun 9, 2022 ESPN
Stephen A. Smith & Ryan Clark react to Jack Del Rio's comments on the Capitol insurrection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIkDsZFKG38
Direct Headline: Ex-NFL star Brian Mitchell unleashes on Jack Del Rio over Jan. 6 ‘dust-up’ comments
“We have a coach who we sit up here and we try to put on a pedestal as he’s this disciplinarian, and he got a damn defensive coordinator who constantly pokes the gosh darn bear, okay?” Mitchell said.... “I care about [Rivera] getting his damn D coordinator in control before somebody beats his ### up. That’s what I care about. I care about somebody stopping this man from constantly poking his little racial bear with what he’s doing. That’s what I care about.....We got to understand one thing: This football thing is cool. But there’s a lot of stuff that’s going on with that football team that is not cool....And when you have Jack Del Rio, who constantly feels, ‘I can just go out and say whatever the hell I want to say’ – why? Because the coach never says anything to him? You got all these issues going on with the Washington Commanders right now, and he’s constantly trying to make waves because of stupidity. And you wonder why that team wasn’t disciplined last year, because your damn leader that’s leading your defense is not disciplined. I give a damn about that.....”
Del Rio later apologized, saying: “I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took place on the United States Capitol on January 6,2021. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent and I am sorry.”...He did, however, say he stood by his comments “condemning violence in communities across the country.”
https://twitter.com/coachdelrio/status/1534644933457547269
By Jeremy Layton June 9, 2022 12:43pm
https://nypost.com/2022/06/09/brian-mitchell-rips-jack-del-rio-over-jan-6-dust-up-comments/
Direct Headline: Jack Del Rio, in news for Jan. 6 comments, scuffled with Chiefs’ Otis Taylor 35 years ago
Del Rio later apologized, but for some his “dust-up” comment was a reminder of his role in a fight with former Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor during the 1987 NFL football player strike.... According to The Star’s previous coverage, Del Rio and other players were picketing at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 23 when Taylor, who was a scout for the Chiefs at the time, walked out of the facility with a tryout player. Del Rio didn’t recognize Taylor and called him and the other man a “dirty scab” and a “lowlife.”..... Del Rio grabbed Taylor around the neck and pulled him to the ground. The two then exchanged blows. As others were trying to break up the fight, as former Star sportswriter Randy Covitz recalled on Twitter, they were saying Taylor’s first name, and then Del Rio stopped punching. “Otis? Otis Taylor?” Del Rio said, “I loved watching you as a player.”..... Taylor, who at the time said his lip was bleeding, filed a criminal complaint and Del Rio filed an assault complaint, but prosecutors did not file charges because of “insufficient evidence.” Taylor also filed a $1 million lawsuit against Del Rio, player representative Nick Lowery and the NFL Players Association. The case was settled out of court two years later.....
By Pete Grathoff June 09, 2022 12:14 PM
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article262342717.html
Direct Headline: Another Virginia state senator explains why he will vote no for Commanders stadium bid
The Virginia government will vote to determine whether the state will give the NFL franchise $350 million in taxpayer dollars to help build a new stadium...Another member of the Virginia Senate, Democrat Jeremy McPike, who represents the 29th District, is a native of Prince William County. Prince William County is where the Commanders recently bought approximately 200 acres for $100 million in their bid to build a new stadium....McPike was one of 32 state senators to vote yes in February on a bill that would support Washington’s bid for a stadium. Gov. Glenn Youngkin initially said he wanted the Commanders in Virginia and was prepared to commit up to $1 billion to the project....Over the last several months, that number has gone down to $350 million, and McPike believes that number will continue to go down....So, how much does McPike believe the state would offer the NFL franchise?...“My guess is you’re going to see right under $300 million, if I had to guess today....”
Bryan Manning May 27, 2022 7:00 am ET
https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/2022/05/27/another-virginia-senator-explains-why-he-will-vote-no-for-commanders-stadium-bid/
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Do you believe Jack Del Rio should resign or alternatively should be fired by the Washington Commanders for his recent comments about J6?
Do you believe Del Rio should have apologized for his comments?
Do you agree with Del Rio's viewpoint? Why or why not?
Do you agree with the reality that Del Rio's past will be dredged up, the Otis Taylor incident from 35 years ago as an example, to search for a way to "cancel" him?
Do you believe this will impact the remainder of Del Rio's future coaching career and options?
Do you believe NFL players and/or coaches and/or any member of the respective franchise or the league apparatus should make public comments about politics? Why or why not? And to what limit?
Do you agree or disagree with the response of Virginia state senators Surovell and McPike on canceling future talks "this year" about the state helping to fund a new stadium, via tax dollars, for a Commander's potential relocation bid?
I'll leave this here for others to discuss.
Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP, called for the Washington Commanders’ defensive coordinator to resign or be fired...“It is time for Jack Del Rio to resign or be terminated...His comments could not have been more offensive and ignorant. The January 6th insurrection — an attempted coup — was far from a ‘dust-up.’ Each day we learn more and more on just how close our democracy came to autocracy. Downplaying the insurrection by comparing it to nationwide protests, which were in response to a public lynching, is twisted. You can’t coach a majority Black team while turning your back on the Black community. It’s time for you to pack up and step off the field.....”
Del Rio’s comments also were condemned by the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a diversity group that works closely with the NFL on its minority hiring....“Jack Del Rio’s initial comments regarding the protests of supporters for Black Lives Matter go against the values of the Fritz Pollard Alliance and what the NFL should stand for...."
The Commanders and the NFL did not respond to requests for comment about Johnson’s statement.
Del Rio tweeted: “Would love to understand ‘the whole story’ about why the summer of riots, looting, burning and destruction of personal property is never discussed but this is ??? #CommonSense.”
https://twitter.com/coachdelrio/status/1534002744922718208
“Really, let’s get right down to it. What did I ask? A simple question,” Del Rio told reporters Wednesday. “Why are we not looking into those things if we’re going to talk about it? 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.....”
But by then, two Virginia state senators — Scott A. Surovell (D-Fairfax) and Jeremy S. McPike (D-Prince William) — said they could no longer support a bill authorizing a stadium authority and helping lure the team to Virginia. Surovell tweeted that the NFL’s “indifference & intolerance” to Del Rio’s comments reflects its “hypocrisy” and “makes clear to me that we won’t be seeing any more votes on stadium bills this year.”...A group of D.C. legislators said Thursday they would not support bringing the team to the District at the RFK Stadium site, and Virginia Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax) pulled the plug on the Commonwealth’s efforts, saying there would be no vote on a stadium bill this year....
By Nicki Jhabvala and Mark Maske June 9, 2022 at 4:24 p.m. EDT
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/06/09/del-rio-naacp-resign/
VIDEO: Commanders DC Jack Del Rio responds to criticism over recent tweets | NBC Sports Washington Jun 8, 2022
Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio addressed the criticism around his recent tweets.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gJPUDutePc
VIDEO (For Del Rio): Black NFL Player DEFENDS Jack Del Rio's Comments SLAMMING BLM As NAACP Calls For Coach To Be FIRED! Jun 9, 2022 Black Conservative Perspective
Jack Del Rio’s recent tweets and ensuing comments elicited strong reaction from those affiliated with the NFL and now a prominent civil rights organization. Derrick Johnson, the president of the NAACP, called for the Washington Commanders’ defensive coordinator to resign or be fired for his comments comparing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to the racial protests that followed the murder of George Floyd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gv7Vn43-qQs
VIDEO (Against Del Rio): Stephen A. to Jack Del Rio's comments: I appreciate him opening up a bigger convo | First Take Jun 9, 2022 ESPN
Stephen A. Smith & Ryan Clark react to Jack Del Rio's comments on the Capitol insurrection.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIkDsZFKG38
Direct Headline: Ex-NFL star Brian Mitchell unleashes on Jack Del Rio over Jan. 6 ‘dust-up’ comments
“We have a coach who we sit up here and we try to put on a pedestal as he’s this disciplinarian, and he got a damn defensive coordinator who constantly pokes the gosh darn bear, okay?” Mitchell said.... “I care about [Rivera] getting his damn D coordinator in control before somebody beats his ### up. That’s what I care about. I care about somebody stopping this man from constantly poking his little racial bear with what he’s doing. That’s what I care about.....We got to understand one thing: This football thing is cool. But there’s a lot of stuff that’s going on with that football team that is not cool....And when you have Jack Del Rio, who constantly feels, ‘I can just go out and say whatever the hell I want to say’ – why? Because the coach never says anything to him? You got all these issues going on with the Washington Commanders right now, and he’s constantly trying to make waves because of stupidity. And you wonder why that team wasn’t disciplined last year, because your damn leader that’s leading your defense is not disciplined. I give a damn about that.....”
Del Rio later apologized, saying: “I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took place on the United States Capitol on January 6,2021. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent and I am sorry.”...He did, however, say he stood by his comments “condemning violence in communities across the country.”
https://twitter.com/coachdelrio/status/1534644933457547269
By Jeremy Layton June 9, 2022 12:43pm
https://nypost.com/2022/06/09/brian-mitchell-rips-jack-del-rio-over-jan-6-dust-up-comments/
Direct Headline: Jack Del Rio, in news for Jan. 6 comments, scuffled with Chiefs’ Otis Taylor 35 years ago
Del Rio later apologized, but for some his “dust-up” comment was a reminder of his role in a fight with former Chiefs wide receiver Otis Taylor during the 1987 NFL football player strike.... According to The Star’s previous coverage, Del Rio and other players were picketing at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 23 when Taylor, who was a scout for the Chiefs at the time, walked out of the facility with a tryout player. Del Rio didn’t recognize Taylor and called him and the other man a “dirty scab” and a “lowlife.”..... Del Rio grabbed Taylor around the neck and pulled him to the ground. The two then exchanged blows. As others were trying to break up the fight, as former Star sportswriter Randy Covitz recalled on Twitter, they were saying Taylor’s first name, and then Del Rio stopped punching. “Otis? Otis Taylor?” Del Rio said, “I loved watching you as a player.”..... Taylor, who at the time said his lip was bleeding, filed a criminal complaint and Del Rio filed an assault complaint, but prosecutors did not file charges because of “insufficient evidence.” Taylor also filed a $1 million lawsuit against Del Rio, player representative Nick Lowery and the NFL Players Association. The case was settled out of court two years later.....
By Pete Grathoff June 09, 2022 12:14 PM
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article262342717.html
Direct Headline: Another Virginia state senator explains why he will vote no for Commanders stadium bid
The Virginia government will vote to determine whether the state will give the NFL franchise $350 million in taxpayer dollars to help build a new stadium...Another member of the Virginia Senate, Democrat Jeremy McPike, who represents the 29th District, is a native of Prince William County. Prince William County is where the Commanders recently bought approximately 200 acres for $100 million in their bid to build a new stadium....McPike was one of 32 state senators to vote yes in February on a bill that would support Washington’s bid for a stadium. Gov. Glenn Youngkin initially said he wanted the Commanders in Virginia and was prepared to commit up to $1 billion to the project....Over the last several months, that number has gone down to $350 million, and McPike believes that number will continue to go down....So, how much does McPike believe the state would offer the NFL franchise?...“My guess is you’re going to see right under $300 million, if I had to guess today....”
Bryan Manning May 27, 2022 7:00 am ET
https://commanderswire.usatoday.com/2022/05/27/another-virginia-senator-explains-why-he-will-vote-no-for-commanders-stadium-bid/
*******
Do you believe Jack Del Rio should resign or alternatively should be fired by the Washington Commanders for his recent comments about J6?
Do you believe Del Rio should have apologized for his comments?
Do you agree with Del Rio's viewpoint? Why or why not?
Do you agree with the reality that Del Rio's past will be dredged up, the Otis Taylor incident from 35 years ago as an example, to search for a way to "cancel" him?
Do you believe this will impact the remainder of Del Rio's future coaching career and options?
Do you believe NFL players and/or coaches and/or any member of the respective franchise or the league apparatus should make public comments about politics? Why or why not? And to what limit?
Do you agree or disagree with the response of Virginia state senators Surovell and McPike on canceling future talks "this year" about the state helping to fund a new stadium, via tax dollars, for a Commander's potential relocation bid?
I'll leave this here for others to discuss.