Washington coach defends comparing Floyd protests to January 6 riots

• Jack Del Rio referred to Capitol riots as dust-up' in tweet
• Washington defensive coordinator joined staff in 2020

Washington Commanders assistant coach Jack Del Rio defended a recent tweet comparing the protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd to the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.

When asked Wednesday about how players might react to it, the defensive coordinator said he was asking a simple question" why the summer of 2020 protests were not receiving the same scrutiny.