12 games into his ninth season as the head coach of the Carolina Panthers, Ron Rivera was let go. It was a shock to see this news flash across the screen on Tuesday considering he had that team in the Super Bowl in 2015 and was just on a four-game winning streak after losing former MVP Cam Newton and starting Kyle Allen — an undrafted second-year player.
Not long after this unexpected news was released, the connections between Rivera and Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott started being discussed.