Last week, he could feel that he would need the IV at halftime. It was 80 degrees last Sunday for Washington’s victory over the Philadelphia Eagles, and Rivera didn’t feel right late in the second quarter, so he alerted the team that he would not be available at halftime.
Second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins delivered a speech to the team at halftime, and Washington rallied in the second half to beat Philadelphia 27-17.
It was Rivera’s first game coaching Washington after nine years with the Carolina Panthers. He has had to deal with not only a pandemic and social justice issues but also the franchise’s name change, accusations of sexual harassment in the organization from previous years and his own cancer diagnosis.
Rivera needs to have five treatments a week for seven weeks. The organization knew what he went through, which is why Rivera received a game ball after last Sunday’s victory.
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