The Redskins hired Ron Rivera as their coach on Wednesday in owner Dan Snyder’s latest step to try to turn around the wayward franchise.
WASHINGTON —
The 57-year-old of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent is the first minority to be named full-time coach in Redskins franchise history. Rivera is the seventh coach hired by Snyder in his two decades of ownership that have included just five playoff appearances."He gets the best out of players," said Redskins cornerback Josh Norman, who played for Rivera with Carolina. "And not just players, but men.
Rivera replaces interim coach Bill Callahan, a favourite of Allen, who was fired after going 62-97-1 during his 10 years with the organization. Snyder and Allen fired Jay Gruden in October after a 0-5 start to his sixth season. Rivera was fired by the Panthers in December after starting 5-7."Those Panther teams were tough and physical," said Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan, the team’s longest-tenured player. "Obviously they made the Super Bowl that one year. We played against them that year and they really were a damn good team that year. He’s always had a physical, tough bunch. I know that.
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