CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera plans to give his players and staff the same advice in preparing for Super Bowl 50 that Mike Ditka gave the 1985 Chicago Bears.
"One of the things Coach Ditka emphasized to us was to enjoy the moment,'' said Rivera, a second-year linebacker for the '85 Bears team that beat the New England Patriots 46-10 in Super Bowl XX.
"The moment doesn't come very often. It's hard. It's hard to get to where we are right now.''
That means the dabbin', dancing and celebrations the Panthers have become identified with won't end just like the "Super Bowl Shuffle'' the '85 Bears were identified with didn't end.