Jack Del Rio pissed off a lot of people with his comments today.
It all started with a tweet on Monday where the 59-year-old questioned why the 2020 riots following George Floyd’s murder were not being investigated with the same fervor as the January 2021 attack at the Capitol.
Del Rio was asked about the tweet on Wednesday during a press conference.
“Let’s get right down to it,” Del Rio said. “What did I ask? A simple question — why are we not looking into those things if we’re going to talk about it. Why are we not looking into those things? Because it’s kind of hard for me to say, I can realistically look at it — I see the images on TV, people’s livelihoods are being destroyed. Businesses are being burned down — no problem. And then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, where nothing burned down. And we’re going to make that a major deal.”
Doug Baldwin Jr. did not like what he had to say.
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The former Pro Bowl WR would soon take to Twitter and called Del Rio “ignorant” for making those comments.
“Jack Del Rio is an ignorant, ignorant man. And that is as loving and respectful as I can put it,” Baldwin tweeted.
His comments come as the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol is preparing to hold hearings this week.
“I just think it’s kind of two standards,” Del Rio continued. “And if we apply the same standard, and we’re going to be reasonable with each other, let’s have a discussion. That’s all it was. Let’s have a discussion. We’re Americans. Let’s talk it through.”
The insurrection at the Capitol on Jan. 6 resulted in the deaths of five people and left many others injured.
