Commanders DC Ridiculed For Highlighting Media Bias Over January 6 Riot

Jack Del Rio, Washington Commanders defense coordinator, is being criticized for his lack of common sense.

Del Rio made a comment regarding the January 6 “insurrection” ahead of the Democrat show trials, er, public hearings kicking off this week — calling it a “dustup,” while also questioning why the riots of 2020 were not given nearly the same amount of negative criticism by the media.

Commanders Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio:

It’s easy to see the images shown on TV. Businesses are burning down and people are losing their livelihoods. The Capitol is still standing, but there are no fires, so we will make this a big deal. pic.twitter.com/99mF3uxUTD

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) June 8, 2022

This was his follow-up explanation to the tweet he posted Monday. In which he replied a to a report trying to clarify what had happened that day, he used this quote.

Would love to understand “the whole story “ about why the summer of riots, looting, burning and the destruction of personal property is never discussed but this is ???#CommonSense

— Jack Del Rio (@coachdelrio) June 7, 2022

Now obviously, what happened on January 6 is nothing short of stupid, irresponsible, and detrimental in so many ways, and calling it a “dustup” minimizes the incident as unimportant. Everyone who stormed the capital of our nation should be held accountable in any way they can.

Del Rio makes a good point. The 2020 riots were not as well-received as the Jan 6th riot.

Communities were burned to the ground, cities were in chaos, businesses were destroyed, people lost their lives, and neighbor was turned against neighbor, all in the name of “social justice.” But there was nothing just about what happened in those long and tortuous months, and yet the majority of media outlets maintained the riots were “mostly peaceful” and hailed these domestic terrorists as heroes because they championed a progressive-friendly cause.

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Even though Del Rio was spot on with his reasoning (despite having less than ideal execution), several high profile figures were predictably displeased with Del Rio’s statements. Virginia State Senator Scott Surrovell is one such person. He represents the area where Commanders hope to build the new stadium.

Surrovell shamed Del Rio because of his views and used his power and political influence to impede and stop the future growth of the team.

The likely indifference & tolerance in the @NFLJack Del Rio’s indifference towards insurrection demonstrates the league’s hypocrisy regarding blackballing @Kaepernick7 and also makes clear to me that we won’t be seeing any more votes on stadium bills this year https://t.co/PLAw0OJvQ6

— 🇺🇦Senator Scott Surovell 🇺🇦 (@ssurovell) June 8, 2022

Gee, that’s not blackmailing at all. 

Del Rio issued an apology to the politician for the words he chose. He did however say that he would not be silenced and ashamed of what he believes.

I can express myself as an American because we are blessed with that ability. I love this country, and I believe what I believe, and I’ve said what I want to say,” Del Rio said. “Every now and then, there’s some people that get offended by it.”