The NFL head coaching shakeup continues as the Washington Redskins named Ron Rivera their new head coach for the 2020 season. Immediately after the announcement, Rivera brought in Jack Del Rio as the defensive coordinator.
Rivera, 57, coached the Panthers for nine seasons before being fired on December 3 with a 5-7 record. Despite his recent firing, he was instrumental in turning around the Panthers after the 2010 season and finished with a 76-63-1 record, including four trips to the playoffs and a Super Bowl appearance in 2015.
Del Rio has been an ESPN analyst, but was also the defensive coordinator for some of the top defenses in football during the few years he held that position (Panthers in 2002, and Broncos from 2012-14). He was also the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars from 2003-2011 and the Oakland Raiders from 2015-2017.
The Redskins fired coach Jay Gruden after an 0-5 start in his 6th season in Washington. Rivera will become the 7th head coach for the Redskins since 2000, and will inherit a very talented, young team set to get the 2nd overall draft pick and will have much potential in the coming seasons.
