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Magic Johnson is still a big figure in the world of sports. While his playing days are long behind the Basketball Hall of Famer now, the former Los Angeles Lakers superstar is still busy with professional sports. For one, he is a co-owner of the NFL’s Washington Commanders. And with Washington in for what should […]

The Washington Commanders have finally pulled the trigger on firing Ron Rivera. Rivera, who’s had four unremarkable seasons with the team, has been let go after yet another disappointing campaign. That means that the team needs to find a new head coach. Owner Josh Harris has assembled a fine team in this search for the […]

Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera has officially been fired by new owner Josh Harris and his group following a 35-10 Week 18 loss to the Dallas Cowboys, per Ian Rapoport. Rivera’s tenure in Washington ends after four seasons and a 26-40-1 record over 66 games. “Sources: The #Commanders are moving on from coach Ron […]

The final week of the regular season is here in the NFL and you know what means: head coaching rumors. One team that is hearing a lot of them is the Washington Commanders. Ron Rivera is the head coach of the Commanders, and the team is expected to make a change this offseason. It’s been […]

There’s a good chance that Ron Rivera will no longer be the coach of the Washington Commanders in a week. During his four years, Rivera has was unable to lead the Commanders to a winning record, and Washington are 4-12 with one week remaining, easily their worst record during his tenure. Assuming Rivera doesn’t keep […]

The Washington Commanders come to the end of their brutal 2023 NFL season with a home game against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 18. The most intriguing thing about this game may be who starts at quarterback for the Commanders — Sam Howell or Jacoby Brissett — and when asked who it will be, head […]

The Washington Commanders recently benched quarterback Sam Howell for Jacoby Brissett, and the team has lost three straight games. Now, the Commanders could look to move on from head coach Ron Rivera this offseason, according to Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network: “The Commanders are 0-3 since and this week benched quarterback Sam […]

While trailing 27-7 to the New York Jets in the third quarter, Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera benched Sam Howell in favor of Jacoby Brissett. Howell was completing just 27% of his passes as he went 6-22 for 56 yards and two interceptions. The second-year quarterback started off the year solidly, but has increasingly struggled […]

The Washington Commanders nearly pulled off a comeback win against the New York Jets as a result of benching Sam Howell for Jacoby Brissett in the second half, and head coach Ron Rivera spoke about the decision and whether or not he will stick with Brissett for the final three games of the season. “I […]

The Washington Commanders finished the first quarter of their game against the New York Jets in a 17-0 hole. That pathetic display was enough for some Commanders fans to renew the call for head coach Ron Rivera to lose his job. It’s been a horrendous start for Washington on the road against a Jets team […]

Typically, when a new ownership group buys a professional sports franchise, they tend to clean house and start from scratch with their coaching staff and front office personnel. While it isn’t a guaranteed lock the new Washington Commanders ownership group led by Josh Harris and Magic Johnson will look to do that and move on […]

With the Washington Commanders in the midst of a disastrous season, head coach Ron Rivera has found himself on the hot seat. But whatever decision the Commanders make, Rivera is ready for it. Rivera is ‘at peace’ with how his tenure on the Commanders has played out, via Jeremy Fowler and Dan Graziano of ESPN. […]

The wheels seem to have fallen off for the Washington Commanders’ season. They started out the year 2-0 and were competitive for much of the season, but have been blown out the past two weeks and given up 45 points in each of those contests. The first of those losses, against the Dallas Cowboys on […]

The Washington Commanders are 4-9 heading into their bye in Week 14. Things haven’t gone great since new owner Josh Harris and his group took control of the team in July. Defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio got fired, no one seems to like offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, and it seems like head coach Ron Rivera […]

The Washington Commanders’ recent embarrassing defeat at the hands of the Miami Dolphins in Week 13 has intensified the scrutiny on head coach Ron Rivera’s tenure. It’s become abundantly clear that the team’s struggles are not a mere hiccup but indicative of deeper systemic issues that have hampered any sort of progress and now demand […]

Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera — whose time with the team is already believed to be over by many, had few answers following the team’s 45-15 blowout loss to the Miami Dolphins Sunday. According to a social media post by NFL Network’s Nicki Jhabvala, when asked if it’s getting hard to say the team […]

The Washington Commanders are continuing to make changes to their coaching staff after the firing of defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. Ron Rivera is bringing on former Buffalo Bills secondary coach Jim Salgado to the Commanders staff on an interim basis, according to Adam Schefter. Having recently fired DC Jack Del Rio and DB coach […]

Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera has offered his thoughts on Friday’s firing of defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio and defensive backs coach Brett Vieselmeyer, via Nicki Jhabvala of the Washington Post. It’s the first shake-up on a Commanders coaching staff that has struggled mightily this season. “This isn’t an indictment on Jack Del Rio and […]

The Dallas Cowboys dealt an absolute permanent dent on not just the Washington Commanders’ record but also their morale. Sam Howell and his weapons like Brian Robinson Jr. just could not get the offense started. Their secondary also also struggled to contain Dak Prescott to at least make it a close game. Now, Ron Rivera’s […]

The Washington Commanders are now 4-8 after dropping a Thanksgiving matchup with the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday. It was a beatdown of epic proportions as Sam Howell and company lost 45-10 on the road in Arlington. Commanders part-owner Magic Johnson had a painfully honest reaction to the Cowboys’ destruction of his team. An AFC executive […]

On Thursday afternoon, Ron Rivera and his Washington Commanders dropped to a quite underwhelming 4-8 on the 2023-24 NFL season with a disappointing blowout road loss to their divisional rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, in a Thanksgiving showdown. While the Commanders were able to keep things relatively for the first half in front of a sold […]

Speculation is that the Washington Commanders will fire Ron Rivera. With a new owner in town, it’d make sense for him to shake things up, but so far, Josh Harris has been incredibly patient. That patience is rumored to continue, as it sounds like Rivera won’t be let go this season. Having said that, there’s […]

Los Angeles Chargers coach Brandon Staley has finally pulled off a late comeback ahead of the NFL Week 12 slate, overtaking Washington Commanders headman Ron Rivera for the shortest odds to be the next NFL coach fired. After the Las Vegas Raiders’ Josh McDaniels cashed bettors tickets by becoming the first NFL coach fired in […]

The end is going to come for Ron Rivera in Washington, quite possibly Friday, a day after their likely Thanksgiving Day demolition at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys. If he makes it through that game, it could happen at the start of December after the Commanders lose to the Miami Dolphins in Week 13. […]

The Washington Commanders have shown flashes of their potential this season, but after their shocking upset loss to the New York Giants in Week 11, they have just a 4-7 record on the year. With each passing poor outing from the team, Ron Rivera’s already hot seat gets even hotter, and the loss to the […]

With all the speculation about the lack of job security Ron Rivera has with the Washington Commanders at head coach, he spoke at his press conference Monday about that topic. He said to the media that the only thing in his control is how the team plays this Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys according to […]

The Washington Commanders suffered a shocking loss to the New York Giants in Week 11, with a final score of 31-19. The Commanders were expected to win this game. However, they instead fell short in several key areas. In this article, we will examine the reasons behind the Commanders’ loss and identify the personnel who […]

Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera is looking at what can be done to shake things up with his team after an ugly loss to the lowly New York Giants on Sunday. New York defeated Washington 31-19 and the Commanders are headed toward yet another losing season. Rivera addressed the future of his team following the […]

The man we have affectionately come to call ‘Riverboat Ron’ may just be up s***’s creek without a paddle. Ron Rivera’s tenure as the head coach of the Washington Commanders has not netted the results he or those within the Commanders organization must’ve imagined when he was hired ahead of the 2020 season. In the […]

New San Francisco 49ers addition Chase Young threw a little shade at his former team this week. Young was traded from the Washington Commanders to the 49ers right before the trade deadline. Within ten days of joining his new days, Young noted the difference in his new team. “Just stepping in here today, got in […]

Though the Washington Commanders have lost two straight games and dropped to 3-5, coach Ron Rivera is maintaining his faith in quarterback Sam Howell. Despite losing to the Philadelphia Eagles 38-31, Howell had a huge game where he completed 75% of his passes for 397 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. Following the four-touchdown […]

The 2023 NFL trade deadline has passed, and as usual, there have been both winners and losers. This year’s NFL trade deadline saw a high level of activity, with numerous players changing teams in the week leading up to it. Some teams made moves to strengthen their rosters for potential postseason runs. Some, well, won’t […]

The 2023 NFL trade deadline has come and gone. As always, there were winners and losers. This year’s deadline was particularly active, with a slew of players traded within the week leading up to it. Some teams made moves to improve their rosters for the present or future. Meanwhile, others shed bad contracts or simply […]

The Washington Commanders were able to push the NFC East-leading Philadelphia Eagles to the limit in their Week 8 meeting, but head coach Ron Rivera’s team fell short at home by a 38-31 margin. After building a 24-17 early in the 4th quarter, the Eagles reeled off three consecutive touchdowns to secure the victory. last […]

The NFL trade deadline is closing in, as teams can conduct trades until 4 p.m. Eastern. With that in mind, the Washington Commanders are a team to watch in the coming days. There have been multiple rumors about Washington potentially trading Chase Young and Montez Sweat. However, that may or may not come to fruition […]

The way it looks right now, there are two things that could keep second-year quarterback Sam Howell from completing the season as the starting quarterback of the Washington Commanders. First, Sam Howell may not make it to Week 18 because of the absolutely unprecedented beating he’s taken game after game behind a Commanders line that […]

The Washington Commanders may have suffered a rather horrible beating at the hands of the New York Giants in Week 7, but it’s in no way discouraging head coach Ron Rivera. New York absolutely dismantled Washington en route to the 14-7 win. While it’s only a seven-point defeat, it doesn’t tell the whole story. After […]

Ron Rivera and the Washington Commanders are preparing for a Week 7 battle with their NFC East rival New York Giants. But while the Giants may be deadline with a myriad of injuries, Rivera is still preparing the Commanders for an intense fight. New York has been ravaged across their offensive line. It got so […]

It’s never too early to start looking at which NFL head coaches might be on the hot seat. As we head into Week 7, there are already plenty of reasons to debate which coaches may or may not be roaming the sideline not just this time next season but perhaps even by the season’s end. […]