The Carolina Panthers moved Saturday to provide some much-needed stability to a franchise rocked by allegations of workplace misconduct by owner Jerry Richardson.
A day before the Panthers’ playoff game at New Orleans, coach Ron Rivera signed a two-year contract extension through the 2020 season, the team announced.
The extension is worth $15.5 million over the 2019 and 2020 seasons, according to a source who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Rivera signed a three-year, $19.5 million extension two years ago that was set to expire in 2018.
“I’m very excited about it because I really like where we are as a football team,” Rivera said in a release.