Jack Del Rio deleted his account on Saturday, one day after he was fined for comments he made about a previous post.
Del Rio was fined $100,000 by Washington for making comments about the events at the U.S. Capitol.
There was no statement from the team on Del Rio's deletion of his account.
Rivera said in a statement that Del Rio's comments are extremely harmful to the D.C. area.
Rivera said that the January 6, 2021, incident on the Capitol was an act of domestic terrorism. The Capitol building was damaged when a group of citizens tried to overturn the election results.
The team didn't make a statement on Del Rio's deletion of his account.
Multiple sources close to the players have said that they don't think Del Rio's address will be a problem for his players. Someone close to Chase Young said that Del Rio was his guy.
Jon Allen said he doesn't care about his opinion as long as he shows up every day and works hard. That's what my defenseman wants.
A franchise that has stayed in the headlines for non- football issues for much of the past two years did not benefit from Del Rio's explanations. The organization changed their name to the Commanders as a result of the congressional investigation into the owner. He was invited to testify by congress.
The attorneys general in Virginia and D.C. are looking into allegations of financial improprieties.
Del Rio defended himself on Wednesday. The summer of riots, loot, burning and the destruction of personal property is never discussed, but Del Rio would like to know why.
Del Rio felt there were two standards being applied when he met with the media. He said he wasn't making a big deal out of it.
The events at the U.S. Capitol were referred to as a "dustup" by Del Rio. He met with Rivera again on Friday when he was told of the fine. The money will go to the memorial fund.
In a statement, del Rio apologized.
He apologized, saying thatReferencing that situation as a dust-up was irresponsible and negligent. I stand by my words. While also expressing my support for peaceful protest in our country.
The NAACP's president called for Del Rio to be fired because of his comments.
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