SAN JOSE, Calif. – Head coach Ron Rivera wishes there was some way he could have attended a significant homecoming event last week, but he was busy getting ready for a homecoming of epic proportions.
Rivera couldn't make it to the 30-year reunion of the Chicago Bears team that ran away with Super Bowl XX because he was preparing to lead his Carolina Panthers into Super Bowl 50 – a game that happens to be taking place mere miles from where he grew up.
"I've been very fortunate that this is in my hometown area," Rivera said.