More Ron Rivera: “I’m planning to go on coaching. Doctors encouraged me to do it, too. They said, ‘If you feel strongly, do it. Don’t slow down, do your physical activities.’ But everyone keeps telling me by week three or four, you’ll start feeling it.”
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 21, 2020
Despite his recent cancer diagnosis, Washington’s coach Ron Rivera plans to keep on coaching, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
After the news broke that Rivera had been diagnosed with a ‘very treatable and curable’ form of lymph node cancer, Schefter went on to detail a bit of his conversation with Rivera, learning that the original diagnosis came a couple of weeks ago and that the coach has been working with team doctors and specialists to formulate a plan going forward. While he continues to keep coaching, there is a back-up plan being put into place should Rivera be forced to miss some time.
The weight of this news was heavy on Thursday night, with many former players and fellow coaches in the NFL wished Rivera well on social media, many of whom remarked that cancer didn’t stand a chance against Riverboat Ron.
Cancer doesn’t stand a chance against @RiverboatRonHC.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) August 21, 2020
