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Washington Commander's Jack Del Rio deletes Twitter account after controversy over remarks

Washington Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio deleted his Twitter account Saturday, one day after he was fined for comments relating to a tweet he made a week ago.

Washington fined Del Rio $100,000 Friday for controversial comments he made earlier in the week, referring to the events of Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol as a "dustup."

The team had no statement on Del Rio deleting his account; Del Rio did not immediately respond to a text message from ESPN.

On Friday, Rivera said in a statement that Del Rio's comments do not reflect the organization's views and are extremely hurtful to the D.