NFL Coach Causes a Mass Triggering After January 6th, BLM Comments – Opinion

Following some remarks he made during a news conference, Jack Del Rio (NFL coach) has been in serious trouble.

The controversy started when Del Rio recently commented on a post about the January 6th committee, wondering why the same emphasis isn’t put on the Black Lives Matter riots of 2020 that killed dozens of people and led to billions of dollars in damage.

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

Del Rio’s question is, of course, completely fair. It is illogical to pretend that a three-hour riot at the Capitol – in which the only person murdered was a protester – is somehow more worthy of Congress’ obsession than the multitude of high-profile BLM riots that plagued the United States. These riots resulted in many deaths and loss of livelihoods.

When pressed on the matter at his press conference, Del Rio doubled down, going so far as to call January 6th a “dust-up,” downplaying its significance in relation to the BLM riots.

Commanders Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio:

I can see images from the TV. People’s livelihoods and businesses are being destroyed. We then have some dust at the Capitol. Nothing was destroyed, and that’s a huge deal. pic.twitter.com/99mF3uxUTD

— Greg Price (@greg_price11) June 8, 2022

For the left, January 6th is their religious day of observation. It forms their very being, undergirding their ideology of “democracy,” and it is the only thing they have to run on going into the November mid-terms. Del Rio choosing to downplay it is a mortal sin–and one that won’t be forgiven. That he’s using January 6th as a comparison to bring up the BLM riots only makes things worse in the eyes of the left. They are trying to find the best way to remember the latter, while obsessing on the former. Anything that is not in line with this narrative will lead to vicious attacks.

Because of that, you can expect a full-scale attempt to get Del Rio fired for what he said, and a quick Google search will show that’s already partially underway. Links-wing sites like. Almost all are outside Outkick, and the sportswriters are furious.

Many coaches in high school and college are similar to Jack Del Rio. These coaches don’t give a damn about Black athletes beyond their work on the field.
He’s not the only one.
He’s simply saying it out loud.

— Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) June 8, 2022

You see, it’s “saying the quiet part out loud” to be against violent riots that destroy entire city blocks, lead to multiple murders, and cost thousands of (mostly black) people their safety and ability to make a living. To be clear, that’s all that Del Rio said. It was not his intention to criticize the BLM Movement, even though it would be more appropriate given its long record of corruption, incitement, and other issues.

So good luck to Del Rio, because the outcry is going to be swift for him daring to cross the left’s redline. He will be supported by the commanders. Are they willing to forgive him? I guess we’ll find out.