Ron Rivera

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Ronald Eugene Rivera (born January 7, 1962) is an American professional football executive and former linebacker and coach who is the general manager for the University of California–Berkeley, his alma mater. He played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Chicago Bears and was a member of their 1985 team that won Super Bowl XX. Rivera later served as the head coach of the NFL's Carolina Panthers and Washington Football Team / Commanders, earning two NFL Coach of the Year awards with the former. Rivera played college football for the Golden Bears, earning consensus All-American honors in 1983. He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft. Rivera began his coaching career in 1997, serving as the defensive quality control coach for the Bears. He joined the Philadelphia Eagles as a linebackers coach two years later before rejoining the Bears as their defensive coordinator in 2004. The following year, Rivera was named Assistant Coach of...

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