As Paul notes, Del Rio did not mention “peaceful” protest, much less equate it to the violence at the Capitol. His real “sin” was his refusal to ascribe significance to a distinction that Barry Svrluga and the rest of the wokerati think makes all the difference—the distinction between the impetus for the perpetrators’ resort to criminal behavior on those separate occasions: “because police officers continue to kill Black people” versus “baseless claims of a stolen election.” Del Rio’s failing, in other words, amounts to not agreeing with the looters, the arsonists, and Svrluga.
As for an internal appeal, I don't know the inner workings of the Commanders, but I doubt there is a formal appeal mechanism. Del Rio could go to the team president, I suppose, but my impression is that he's at least as woke as Rivera and, in any case, probably lacks the clout to overrule Ron. Del Rio could go to the owner, but I'm sure Dan Snyder would back his head coach.
As for legal recourse, I don't know what it would be. Offhand, I can't think of a legal theory that would work in court.
When an NFL player gets punished, he can take it to arbitration under the collective bargaining agreement. (As an attorney, I helped NFL teams uphold the penalty in some of these cases.) However, coaches aren't covered by a CBA, so this mechanism isn't available.
Thanks, Paul. I read another article on it later and I think Del Rio caved to the pressure from his head coach. Too bad. We live in oppressive times. Group think isn't just in, it's the law.
As Paul notes, Del Rio did not mention “peaceful” protest, much less equate it to the violence at the Capitol. His real “sin” was his refusal to ascribe significance to a distinction that Barry Svrluga and the rest of the wokerati think makes all the difference—the distinction between the impetus for the perpetrators’ resort to criminal behavior on those separate occasions: “because police officers continue to kill Black people” versus “baseless claims of a stolen election.” Del Rio’s failing, in other words, amounts to not agreeing with the looters, the arsonists, and Svrluga.
Now back to Warriors/Celtics
Thanks for the great comment, Ron.
As for an internal appeal, I don't know the inner workings of the Commanders, but I doubt there is a formal appeal mechanism. Del Rio could go to the team president, I suppose, but my impression is that he's at least as woke as Rivera and, in any case, probably lacks the clout to overrule Ron. Del Rio could go to the owner, but I'm sure Dan Snyder would back his head coach.
As for legal recourse, I don't know what it would be. Offhand, I can't think of a legal theory that would work in court.
When an NFL player gets punished, he can take it to arbitration under the collective bargaining agreement. (As an attorney, I helped NFL teams uphold the penalty in some of these cases.) However, coaches aren't covered by a CBA, so this mechanism isn't available.
Thanks, Paul. I read another article on it later and I think Del Rio caved to the pressure from his head coach. Too bad. We live in oppressive times. Group think isn't just in, it's the law.
Is there an internal appeal process? Or legal recourse?