Washington Football Team head coach Ron Rivera reacts during the first half against the Los Angeles Rams on Oct. 11, 2020, in Landover, Md. Credit: AP/Steve Helber
The confluence of challenges was like nothing any NFL coach had ever experienced.
Taking over a beleaguered franchise in Washington was a big enough mountain to climb. As it turned out, that was the easy part; the circumstances that came next were unimaginable:
A reckoning with the racist connotations of the iconic team’s nickname that would ultimately result in its removal.
Highly disturbing reports of allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace by team employees and female media members that resulted in an ongoing investigation into years’ worth of claims.