Shocking Reasons Behind Ron Rivera Firing
As the 2023 regular season comes to an end, Ron Rivera was among the victims of the NFL’s 2024 Black Monday firings. Every year on this day, the majority of head coaches get fired along with a large number of franchise executives and other staff personnel.
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Similar to the Washington Commanders, the majority of owners would rather hold off on firing their head coaches until the conclusion of the campaign.
Ron Rivera’s dismissal as head coach of the Commanders comes as no surprise. Their season ended in disappointment as they missed the NFL playoffs for the third time in his four years in Washington, culminating with a career-worst 4-13 record. The Carolina Panthers, Rivera’s previous team, actually had the worse record this year.
In addition to the team’s miserable performance in the 2023 NFL season, Rivera’s resignation was probably greatly influenced by the new ownership. Josh Harris took over the franchise from Dan Snyder this year, and he brought with him the majority of the prior staff. Like other owners, Harris undoubtedly wants to influence leadership, especially in light of his past struggles with underperforming records.
Josh Harris of the Washington Commanders clarified their reasoning in a social media message following Rivera’s termination.
Ultimately, Rivera led the Commanders for four seasons, making only one trip to the postseason and finishing with a dismal 26-40-1 record with no postseason wins.
Rivera was clearly under fire this season, even if Snyder is still the team’s owner. After Harris bought the team, it was hard to imagine a seasoned head coach staying in his role.
The most important and pressing issue is definitely finding a new head coach to take Ron Rivera’s place, as Josh Harris needs to establish himself as the Washington Commanders’ new owner in his first full NFL offseason.
This year, the franchise’s key priority are probably related to their planning for the 2024 NFL Draft. The fact that the Commanders will have the chance to choose second overall in the 2024 NFL Draft is one bright spot in this awful season.
They will very certainly take a quarterback in the first round, especially because they will almost certainly select before Washington given the drastic changes in every leadership position. Sam Howell did not contribute enough to the Commanders’ success in his debut season as a starter, despite having a statistically strong season. Even with a high choice in the next draft, the new leadership probably would rather select their own quarterback.
The Washington Commanders are rumoured to draft North Carolina Tar Heels player Drake May in the 2024 NFL Mock Draft.
