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Commander-in-Chief Ron Rivera held a press conference on Tuesday morning before the team opened its mandatory three-day mini-camp and the $ 100,000 fine issued to defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio on Monday morning. last week was the first topic of conversation.
Rivera opened the press conference by talking about his talks with Del Rio about the tweet of the coordinator who described the January 6 attack on the Capitol as “dust” and compared it to the reaction to the assassination of George Floyd in 2020 .
Rivera said he spoke with Del Rio last week and again on Tuesday morning. He declined to address the content of those talks, but said the problem was not Del Rio’s ability to speak freely, but the consequences of comments on the team.
“It’s about the impact on the team and the distraction it’s become,” Rivera said, via Ben Standig of TheAthletic.com.
Del Rio later deleted his Twitter account and Rivera said it was a Del Rio decision rather than a team lawsuit.
Rivera said Del Rio also addressed the team Tuesday morning and held parallel talks with individual players before moving on to other issues.