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Report: Ron Rivera's brother passes away after battle with cancer

JUL 29, 2015 12:42a ET

JUL 29, 2015 12:42a ET

Ron Rivera lost his older brother, Mickey Rivera, to a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer on Tuesday. As David Newton of ESPN reports, Rivera broke the news through his Twitter account with the following post.

My brother Mickey passed today. He was one of my 1st & best teammates. Love u bro #RIP #Riverabrothers4ever pic.twitter.com/m8ThLJq303

Rivera has always been a man to give back to the community and put a smile on the face of others. Apparently, his great perspective on life in general seems to come from his brother.