Washington Football head coach Ron Rivera says he had “no idea” of the issues within the organization before taking the job in January. But he has “no regrets” after the Washington Post exposed the team’s toxic culture among its brass.
15 women provided accused multiple Washington officials of sexual harassment and inappropriate behavior. The claims predates Rivera’s arrival. However, he looks forward to establishing a new culture in wake of the story.
āNo regrets,ā Rivera told Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer. āI look forward to the challenge of improving a 3-13 team. I want to build a sustainable winning culture, in every facet.ā
Rivera’s role has appeared to be bigger than head coach since he arrived. The team has yet to hire an official GM. But, Rivera has been in the forefront of all personnel decisions, including in the front office.
Even when the team announced plans to retire the “Redskins” name and logo, Rivera was listed along with owner Dan Snyder as selectors in the new name.
It was Ron Rivera who made a public statement before Snyder following the release of the bombshell Washington Post story.
āBiggest thing is we have to move forward from this & make sure everybody understands we have policies that we will follow and that we have an open door policy with no retribution. Plus my daughter works for the team and I sure as hell am not going to allow any of this!ā
All accused of wrongdoing have departed from the organization. Alex Santos, Richard Mann II and play-by-play voice Larry Michael all left shortly before the Post’s story published.
Trying to turn around a 3-13 team is a big enough challenge. Yet, Rivera is tasked with re-branding the team and changing a culture following an exposing PR mess. All while, helping to develop a second-year quarterback in Dwayne Haskins and a young offense and defense who both struggled a year.
