From 2006 to 2009, Rivera interviewed to be the coach of eight different teams, only to be told no each time. “Ron is a good listener,” said former Washington Coach Norv Turner, who has worked with Rivera twice. “I don’t get that off of Coach Rivera. AD“Sometimes the best breaks are the ones that come as a surprise because you just need a mental rest,” said Luke Kuechly, a star linebacker on Rivera’s Panthers teams. Rivera has always loved the Washington team, despite having spent most of his childhood on Fort Ord in California, near Monterey Bay.

Source: Washington Post September 11, 2020 09:56 UTC