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Ron Rivera on Coaching Through Final Weeks of Cancer Treatment: 'It's Who I Am'

Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera has three weeks of cancer treatments and one round of chemotherapy remaining, and he plans to keep coaching throughout the process.

"It's who I am," Rivera told host Robin Roberts on Good Morning America on Monday. "Listening to the doctors talking about how important it is to try and do as much of the routine as possible, but they also tell you, 'Hey, be careful, listen to your body.' And also, there's other people watching me, so I'm just trying to set the example."

Rivera, who was diagnosed with squamous cell cancer in August, appeared drained on the sidelines of Washington's 31–17 loss to the Ravens on Sunday.