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Ron Rivera

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Former Head Coach of the Washington Commanders; Former NFL player

Ron Rivera

"My responsibility is to get the most out of the players. To work with them, teach them, mentor them. If I have to do it one by one, I most certainly will do it. I've done it in the past and I'll do it again. I'll do what I can to help these young men become not just the players we want, but the men in the community we need. - Ron Rivera"

Ron Rivera is an accomplished NFL football coach, player, motivational speaker, and broadcast talent. Ron currently works as on-air talent with the NFL Network on shows like Good Morning Football and NFL GameDay.

As a Head Coach, Ron was most recently with the Washington Commanders NFL Franchise. Shortly after his start with the Commanders, Rivera was diagnosed with Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), detected from a self-care check. Rivera continued to coach through his treatments without missing a single game, and in January 2021, he was declared cancer free. Rivera is a passionate and skilled leader whose inspirati

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Rivera embraces role as pioneer

Pat YasinskasOct 9, 2012, 03:00 AM ET
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- Previously covered NFC South for ESPN.com
- Covered Panthers for The Charlotte Observer from 1999-2008
- Began journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990
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As a player and a coach, Ron Rivera has been a pioneer.

Drafted in 1984 by the Chicago Bears, Rivera became the first person of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent to play in the NFL. When he was hired as coach of the Carolina Panthers in 2011, Rivera became only the third Latino to become a head coach in the NFL.

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month, Rivera discussed being a pioneer with ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas:

Q: When you were coming into the NFL, were you aware you were making history?

A: I honestly wasn't aware of it until I got drafted and people started asking me to come talk to different Hispanic groups and I was like, "Hey, that's great." But it wasn't something I gave a lot of thought to. I guess that all goes back to my father (a native Puerto Rican, who was in the United States Army) and the military environm

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Ron Rivera

Coaching Record

Years Coached	Record	Win %	Playoff record	Playoff win %
27	231-198-2	53.83%	13-14	48.15%

Coaching Tree

Parents:

Andy Reid, Lovie Smith, Norv Turner, Dave Wannstedt

Children:

Rob Chudzinski, Sean McDermott, Steve Wilks

Biography

Career Summary

Ron Rivera was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1997 to 2023, finishing his career as the head coach of the Washington Commanders. Over his twenty-seven years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 231-202-2. During his career he was a head coach for thirteen seasons, first with the Carolina Panthers. He led the Panthers for nine seasons, compiling a record of 76-67-1. He was fired from the Panthers. His next head coaching stint was with the Washington Football Team from 2020 to 2023, as he led the team to a 26-40-1 record. He was fired from the Team on Monday, January 8, 2024. During his entire head coaching career, his two teams combined for a record of 102-107-2 across thirteen seasons including going 3-5-0 in the playoffs.