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The N.F.L. coaching carousel revolved again on Tuesday, as the Washington Redskins hired Ron Rivera, according to multiple reports. A spokesman for the team declined to comment.
Rivera had been dismissed in early December by the Carolina Panthers after eight and a half seasons. During his tenure there, he took the Panthers to four playoff appearances and finished as the franchise’s most successful head coach, with a 76-63-1 record. He arrived in town when quarterback Cam Newton was a rookie, and their fortunes rose and fell together. Their peak came in the 2015 season, when the Panthers were 15-1 and made their first Super Bowl appearance, losing to the Denver Broncos, 24-10, in Peyton Manning’s final game.