Pregame shirts with a meaning #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/cX4LQRm8Lf
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) December 27, 2020
Just because Washington coach Ron Rivera no longer resides in Carolina with the Panthers doesn’t mean there isn’t still a strong connection between the two parties.
That much was made clear early on Sunday afternoon when the Panthers players were seen wearing ‘Rivera Strong’ shirts ahead of the game, mirroring a slogan that has held strong in Washington this season after the coach’s inspiring battle against cancer earlier this season. Rivera spent much of training camp and the first half of the season getting treatments for a lymph node cancer, sometimes having to get an IV at halftime, and working his coaching schedule around his chemotherapy treatments.
It’s clear that the Panthers still have a lot of love for Rivera, and they made that known this week with a very classy gesture.
