He was also selected by the Los Angeles Express in the 1985 USFL Territorial Draft. Jack Del Rio was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round (68th overall) of the 1985 NFL Draft. He also earned an undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Kansas in 1990 and had played for the Kansas City Chiefs. Jack Del Rio was inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015. Jack Del Rio was selected out of high school by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 22nd round (550th overall) of the 1981 MLB Draft but chose to accept a scholarship from the University of Southern California. He attended Hayward High School in Hayward, California. was born on April 4, 1963, in Castro Valley, California, the United States to a father of Spanish descent and an Italian-American mother. ASHBURN, VA – JUNE 10: Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio of the Washington Football Team reacts during mandatory minicamp at Inova Sports Performance Center on Jin Ashburn, Virginia. Let’s have a discussion.Jack Del Rio is an American football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the Washington Football Team of the National Football League (NFL). I just think it’s kind of two standards, and if we apply the same standard and we’re going to be reasonable with each other, let’s have a discussion. And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down, and we’re going to make that a major deal. “I can look at images on the TV, people’s livelihoods are being destroyed, businesses are being burned down, no problem. “Why are we not looking into those things - if we’re going to talk about it - why are we not looking into those things?” Del Rio said.
“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,” he tweeted about the riots that took place across America in the wake of the death of George Floyd in 2020.Īsked about the tweet by reporters on Wednesday, he doubled down. Jack Del Rio has apologized for referring to the Jan. I love, respect, and support all my fellow coaches, players, and staff that I work with and respect their views and opinions.”Įarlier this week, the 59-year-old Del Rio sent a tweet responding to a story about the Jan. I have fully supported all peaceful protests in America. I say that while also expressing my support as an American citizen for peaceful protest in our country. “I stand by my comments condemning violence in communities across the country. Referencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent and I am sorry,” he wrote. “I made comments earlier today in referencing the attack that took place on the United States Capitol on January 6,2021. 6 Capitol riots as a “dust-up”.ĭel Rio, currently the defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders, issued a statement on Twitter backtracking on earlier remarks. Jack Del Rio has apologized for comments he made that referred to the Jan. 6 commentsĬommanders coordinator disciplined for Jan.
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