On Sunday afternoon, the Washington Football Team will face off against the Carolina Panthers.
It will be a reunion in more than one way for head coach Ron Rivera and Panthers quarterback Cam Newton. Rivera will face off against his former team, which recently signed Newton to take over for an injured Sam Darnold.
Despite his divorce from the Panthers, Rivera made it clear he doesn’t harbor any ill-will for the team. “No, there’s no reason to be bitter,” Rivers said earlier this afternoon. “I did the best I could and when it was time to move on.”
Here’s more of what he said, via Pro Football Talk:
“[Panthers owner] David Tepper treated me with tremendous dignity and respect — he really did. He gave me an opportunity to say goodbye, and I really appreciated that. And what’s really kind of cool, kind of speaks to who he is, when we played them here, he [wore] a ‘Rivera Strong’ [shirt] as well. So I’ve got a tremendous amount of respect for what he’s doing there right now, what they’re trying to do in terms of their rebuild as well. But there is no bitterness. If there’s anything, you miss the folks and the friends we had in Charlotte.”
Rivera will reunite with some of those friends this weekend, but they’ll be in opposition – at least on the field.
As for Newton, he reportedly has a chance to start against his former coach.
Washington and Carolina kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET on FOX.
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