Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio was fined $100,000 for referring to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol as a “dust-up,” coach Ron Rivera announced Friday.
Rivera said in a statement he made the decision to fine the coach because “our organization will not tolerate any equivalency between those who demanded justice in wake of George Floyd’s murder and those who sought to topple our government.” Rivera said he met with Del Rio Friday morning to issue the fine.
The $100,000 will be donated to the U.S. Capitol Police Memorial Fund, Rivera said.