Ron Rivera Presser: We want players to understand the sense of urgency, we’re playing another team this week

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— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) August 9, 2021

Ron Rivera addressing the media. He wants player to understand the sense of urgency that comes with playing another team later this week.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) August 9, 2021

Ron Rivera says his coaches wanted to make sure players understood the “urgency” of playing another team this week: “We don’t want to get our butts kicked.”

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) August 9, 2021

Ron Rivera said Saahdiq Charles continues to learn both guard and tackle. “Right now, having position flex is probably the best opportunity created for him.”

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 9, 2021

Rivera said Saahdiq Charles has come a long way lately. There’s still some smaller things he needs to work on, but progress is being made.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) August 9, 2021

Rivera says Saadhiq Charles is learning both the guard and tackle spots. That’s tough to pull off but Makes sense to me, he’s an interesting body type and injuries/opportunities could come at either spot

— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 9, 2021

Ron Rivera says the plan was always to mix in Ereck Flowers with the first-team offensive line.

Regarding Matt Ioannidis, Rivera said he wanted to come out in pads, but he was still conditioning today and ramping up to returning.

— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) August 9, 2021

Ron Rivera says they’re ramping Matt Ioannidis up..happy with Ereck Flowers progress…tempo & execution sloppy at start but very happy with way it kicked in. #WashingtonFootball @team980 @LockedWFTPod

— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) August 9, 2021

Ron Rivera on William Jackson: “He was nicked the other day and we just want to make sure we’re being careful.”

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) August 9, 2021

Rivera says William Jackson III is being brought along slowly after getting banged up last week. No team drills today but he’s here & participating.#WashingtonFootball @team980 @LockedWFTPod

— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) August 9, 2021

Rivera says he’s “kinda anxious” to get Kyle Allen back. Still day-to-day.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) August 9, 2021

Ron Rivera will see Cam Newton on the field for the first time since they were in Carolina in 2019. @NickiJhabvala asked a question about what he learned from working with Newton, and Rivera spoke to how important it is to build and play to a player’s strength

— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) August 9, 2021

Ron Rivera says he hates the preseason because “it’s not the real deal” but he’s fired up for the regular season. #WashingtonFootball @team980 @LockedWFTPod

— Chris Russell AKA The Rooster (@Russellmania621) August 9, 2021

Ron Rivera does think there’s value in joint practices. Said he didn’t do it until his fourth season in Carolina. Mentioned Washington is still young, the protocols, etc. being inhibitors for now

— Rhiannon Walker (@InstantRHIplay) August 9, 2021

Rivera acknowledged there’s a “drudgery” point of training camp and we’re there. While a joint practice might have broken up the routine, Rivera decided they had enough going on with the Richmond trip and covid protocols.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) August 9, 2021