Maria Leaf
WMAL.com
WASHINGTON– The Head Coach of the Washington Football Team is celebrating an off the field victory: Being Cancer free.
The announcement came via twitter from Ron Rivera’s wife Stephanie and daughter Courtney.
Prayers have been answered. Thx to all the Drs & nurses who “Coached up” @RiverboatRonHC and me and gave us the winning game plan to defeat cancer. The PET scan said it all, cancer you lost this fight! #RiveraStrong
— Stephanie Rivera (@CoachRiv2) January 28, 2021
Thank you all for the love and prayers ❤️💛 just got off the phone with mom and dad leaving the hospital @RiverboatRonHC is officially cancer free!!! https://t.co/zxHls7WV7g
— Courtney Rivera (@NFL2Ucla) January 28, 2021
Rivera, 59 announced in August of 2020 that he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma located in a lymph node. Through it all, he continued to coach the Washington Football Game all season.
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