Jack Del Rio’s recent tweets and comments that followed provoked a strong reaction from those associated with the NFL and now a leading civil rights organization. NAACP President Derrick Johnson has demanded the resignation or dismissal of Washington’s defense coordinator for comments comparing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol to the racist protests that followed the assassination of F.J. “It’s time for Jack Del Rio to resign or be fired,” Johnson said in a statement Thursday. “His comments could not have been more offensive and ignorant. The January 6 uprising – an attempted coup – was far from dusty. Every day we learn more and more about how close our democracy has come to totalitarianism. The degradation of the uprising by comparing it to nationwide demonstrations, which were in response to a public lynching, is distorted. You can not coach a team of the majority of blacks while turning your back on the black community. It’s time to dump her and move on. “ Svrluga: Jack Del Rio can choose his words. Managers can choose their coaches. Del Rio’s comments were also condemned by the Fritz Pollard Alliance, a diversity team that works closely with the NFL on minority recruitment. “Jack Del Rio’s initial comments about the protests of Black Lives Matter supporters run counter to the values of the Fritz Pollard Alliance and what the NFL should represent,” said Rod Graves, the group’s chief executive. “The FPA is working with the NFL to create better opportunities and a fair system for all. “The first step in making progress is to recognize that we are operating on a level playing field.” Governors and the NFL have not responded to requests for comment on Johnson’s statement. On Monday, Del Rio responded to a tweet from Norm Eisen of the Brookings Institution research team, in which Eisen promoted a report before the committee’s January 6 hearing, which is scheduled to begin Thursday afternoon. Del Rio wrote on Twitter: “You would like to understand ‘the whole story’ about why the summer of riots, looting, burning and destruction of personal property is never discussed, but it happens ??? #COMMON SENSE.” Asked about his tweet on Wednesday after an off-season training session, Del Rio referred to the attack on the Capitol as “dust”, angering current and former players, fans and even elected officials. “It simply came to our notice then. What did I ask? “A simple question,” Del Rio told reporters Wednesday. “Why not look at these things if we’re going to talk about it? Why do not we look at these things? Because it’s a bit difficult for me to say – I can see it realistically, I see the pictures on TV, people’s livelihoods are destroyed, businesses are burned. No problem. And then we have a powder in the Capitol. “Nothing burned, and we are not going to discuss it – we will make it an important agreement.” The team did not address the issue Wednesday and Command Coach Ron Rivera declined to discuss Del Rio’s tweets with reporters earlier in the day. Rivera said he was “not necessarily worried” that Del Rio’s tweets would affect the locker room and that if there was anything to deal with, he would treat it as a “private matter”. Del Rio issued a statement on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon apologizing for his comments, saying his reference to the January 6 attack as dust was “irresponsible and negligent.” He added: “I insist on my comments condemning the violence in communities across the country. I say this while expressing my support as an American citizen for the peaceful protest in our country “. But until 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 that authorizes a stage authority and helps attract of the team in Virginia. Surovell wrote on Twitter that the NFL’s “indifference and intolerance” to Del Rio’s comments reflected his “hypocrisy” and “made it clear to me that we would not see another vote on the stadium bills this year.” A group of DC lawmakers said Thursday they would not support moving the team to the RFK Stadium, and Virginia Senate Majority Leader Richard L. Saslaw (D-Fairfax) withdrew from the Commonwealth, saying there would be no vote for the stadium bill this year. Senate Leader Withdraws Bill to Bring Commanders to Virginia “This obviously was not very helpful, to put it mildly,” Saslaw told The Post, referring to Del Rio’s comments, “but there are so many other things out there. There were so many things out there that many people say, “Saslaw, this thing has to wait.” ” Over the past two years, Governors have been embroiled in a series of controversies stemming from allegations of sexual harassment and assault by former male employees, allegations of financial misconduct, and investigations into possible illegal payment of prescription painkillers by her former athletic coach. an ongoing investigation by the House Oversight and Reform Committee into team culture in the workplace and handling by the NFL, as well as another ongoing investigation into recent allegations of sexual harassment against Snyder. The team also struggled to fill the stands at FedEx Field, last year it was ranked among the worst in the NFL.
