Hall of Famer Ed Reed blasts Jack Del Rio punishment, urges Commanders players to take stand

Pro Football Hall of Fame safety and University of Miami staffer Ed Reed sounded off on the punishment handed down to Commanders defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio over recent comments he made that referred to the Jan. 6 insurrection attempt as a "dust-up" and urged players on Washington to take a stand.

Reed posted his message Saturday from his verified Twitter account, saying he felt the $100,000 fine that Commanders coach Ron Rivera imposed Friday on Del Rio was insufficient.

"Today, I'm sick and tired!" Reed posted in the message. "A dust up! 100,000 is not enough, money ain’t nothing to a person who is recycled through coaching. Its always one, first it was (University of Alabama coach Nick) Saban now it's Jack to just remind US what it is! Man if u coached by him put your pants on! It's simple right and wrong. Wrong."

Del Rio faced harsh criticism Wednesday after he was asked at a news conference about a tweet he posted to his account on Monday, that compared the Jan. 6 Capitol attack to protests linked to the killing of George Floyd in the summer of 2020.

"I'm being respectful," Del Rio said during the news conference. "I just asked a simple question. Let's get right down to it: What did I ask? A simple question. Why are we not looking into (the protests), if we're going to talk about (the Capitol attack). Why are we not looking into those things?

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