Posted on 06/11/2022 7:58:30 AM PDT by Rummyfan
In an embarrassing moment for the NFL, the Washington Commanders announced today that they are fining Defensive Coordinator Jack Del Rio $100,000 for comparing the events of January 6th to violence that erupted after the death of George Floyd in May 2020.
The announcement was immediately applauded by NFL reporters desperate to be the first to publicly proclaim their allegiance to the “correct” set of opinions:
Rapaport displays a key function of modern activism disguised as reporting – instead of expressing skepticism or scrutiny, sports writers approach each topic with the underlying assumption their opinions inarguably constitute the only acceptable set of beliefs.
Del Rio’s comments are “troublesome” and “wrong,” and therefore he deserves this “significant” response.
Rapaport and others like him could have approached the issue with nuance and objectivity, but this is simply the latest example of media personalities committed to maintaining unblemished allegiance to whatever The Current Thing demands.
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Del Rio’s mistake was apologizing, although I imagine he was told ‘apologize publicly or pack your things and go’.
Fined $100,000 for expressing his thoughts?.... Is this Stalinism 1935???
At some point ya simply gotta pack your things and go.
Commanders ?
Yea, but it’s mostly peaceful Stalinism lite...
Is this not a civil rights free speech issue? Lawsuit?
To hell with the NFL and especially the Washington Comrades.
A more apt name would be the Washington Corruption.
That statement from Coach Rivera is so very typical of the woke Left. You have the right to voice your opinion! But if anyone finds your words hurtful you will be smacked down like the dog you are.
Is Rivera too dumb to realize that the second part completely negates the first part? Or is he just running scared like everyone else in corporate America?
Del Rio should’ve retained his honor and told these leftist thugs to pound sand rather than apologize and let them get their pound of flesh. He has a net worth of $85 mil. Quite enough.
No surprise from the woke bastards who renamed the team.
Commanders? Is that their name now? I didn’t know that. I wish people in the NFL would STFU so I didn’t know that for the rest of my life. I don’t give a crap about foooseball anymore. It’s the devil.
i get the impression dan snyder took a swipe at washington dc for commanding him to change the name...
> Is this not a civil rights free speech issue? Lawsuit? <
Unfortunately not. The 1A only protects you against government oppression. It does not protect you against an oppressive private employer. Del Rio’s only hope would be if there was something in his contract that prohibited the fine. And that’s doubtful.
The man can’t have an opinion without getting fined and censored? How dare he drag that holy name, the beloved St. George of Floyd to make his point. Roger Goodell sucks and deserves every last boo he receives when hosting NFL Draft Night. Overpaid Woke lawyers running the NFL. I hope Jon Gruden wins in court and humiliates the NFL so deservedly.
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