Ron Rivera made it clear he didn’t need the money, nor did he need just any job.
After 34 years coaching, and four torturous weeks of unemployment, the veteran coach knew exactly what he wanted. Or better yet, who.
The Washington Redskins — an organization that has become synonymous with dysfunction and disarray — are now his personal reclamation project.
“There are only 32 of us at any given time, and these jobs are scarce,” Rivera said Thursday, at his introductory news conference. “The Washington Redskins, this one’s special.”
“Riverboat Ron” just made his biggest gamble.