Head Coach Ron Rivera said Del Rio's words hurt the community and the fine will be donated to the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund.
In a statement attributed to Rivera and posted on the Commanders’, the NFL head coach said he was disappointed in Del Rio’s comments and said they hurt the community. The organization will not tolerate any comparison between that event and protests that followed George Floyd’s murder in May 2020, the statement said.
The statement also said, “A group of citizens attempted to overturn the results of a free and fair election, and as a result, lives were lost and the Capitol building was damaged. Coach Del Rio did apologize for his comments on Wednesday and he understands the distinction between the events of that dark day and peaceful protests, which are a hallmark of our democracy.”
“I want to make it clear that our organization will not tolerate any equivalency between those who demanded justice in the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the actions of those on January 6 who sought to topple our government,” Rivera said.
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