WASHINGTON — Washington Football team head coach Ron Rivera is officially cancer free. His daughter Courtney tweeted the good news on Thursday night.
Back in August, the 58-year-old coach revealed he had what's known as squamous cell carcinoma in a lymph node in his neck.
He continued coaching the Washington Football Team even while going through chemotherapy treatment to battle cancer. He underwent his last cancer treatment in October, ringing the bell after seven weeks of therapy. He didn't miss a game while undergoing treatment.
“He just showed how strong he is. I mean, I knew he was a pretty tough son-of-a-gun, but he really did prove it," Rivera's wife told WUSA9 in November.
His daughter, Courtney, made the announcement that Rivera was cancer free on Twitter, saying, "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!!"
Ron Rivera led the Washington Football Team to its first playoff appearance in five years this season, but came up short against the Super Bowl-bound Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
RIvera was hired as head coach in 2020, one a several new hires as the team makes changes.
Off the field, the Washington Football Team became the first squad in the National Football League with a Black team president in Jason Wright. They made two more historic additions to the team more recently, by hiring Martin Mayhew as the team's General Manager and promoting Jennifer King to assistant running backs coach in 2021. King's promotion makes her the first Black female assistant position coach in the history of the NFL.