On the eve of their first training camp as the Washington Commanders, coach Ron Rivera lamented his life since he took this job.
He was asked about his team being in the news all the time.
“It’s almost to be expected to be honest with you,” Rivera said, in a revelatory moment describing the job description that wasn’t included when he interviewed with “Skipper” Dan Snyder.
“It goes in cycles,” he said. ‘It is situation circumstances, and to use a quote that, it is what it is, and I try to make sure it, for us, it’s what’s interesting versus what’s important and we’re back to football.