Washington players surprise head coach Ron Rivera in honor of his one-year celebration of being cancer-free

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Ron Rivera's tenure with the Washington Football Team hasn't been the easiest. While the NFL investigation and team name change have provided its challenges, Rivera also had to weather Eduardo Rodriguez Jersey a personal storm last year.Last offseason, Rivera waslocated in a lymph node. He fought, and coached through the 2020 season despite having to undergo radiation and chemotherapy. There were times where he was clearly physically struggling, but he showed up every Sunday and was there for his players.Riveralast October and received a biopsy earlier this week Carl Yastrzemski Jersey confirming that he is still cancer-free one year later, . To celebrate this, Washington's players surprised Rivera with a "Rivera Strong" decal they will wear on the back of their helmets this Sunday when they take on the . The team also surprised Rivera with a $25,500 donation to the Craig Kimbrel Jersey St. Jude Red Frog Events Proton Therapy Center.Check out this video Washington put together to celebrate Rivera's one-year anniversary of being cancer-free. We are all still The Hanley Ramirez Jersey team surprised Coach with this video and donation in today's team meeting after Coachs one-year biopsy this week came back negative Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) "As a coach, you always wonder if you get a chance to reach out to the players and touch them," Rivera said after watching the Blake Swihart Jersey emotional video in a team meeting. "This was awesome, man. Thank you."