For Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera, the path to becoming an NFL head coach had a stop in the ‘City of Brotherly Love’. The man who’s now affectionately known as ‘Riverboat Ron’ spent five seasons (1999-2003) as the Philadelphia Eagles‘ linebackers coach under Andy Reid.
After proving himself to be a successful position coach, there were stops with the Chicago Bears, where he spent nine seasons as a player, and with the San Diego Chargers, where he, again, spent a season as a linebackers coach (2007) before being promoted to defensive coordinator in 2008.