CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A big smile crept across the face of Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera on Tuesday when asked about Richard Dent referring to quarterback Cam Newton a showboat.
That’s because Rivera was a teammate of Dent’s on the 1985 Chicago Bears.
Rivera knew firsthand the Hall of Fame linebacker was among the Chicago players that recorded the “Super Bowl Shuffle’’ music video the day after the Bears ended a 12-0 start with a Monday night loss at Miami.
He knew Dent’s part in the video included singing the words: “The sackman’s comin’ I’m your man Dent/if the quarterback’s slow/He’s gonna get bent/We stop the run, we stop the pass/I like to dump.