” Yeah, he’s harder than nails,” Kansas City Chiefs Train Andy Reid claimed in October. “You recognized that as a gamer and also I had the ability to persevere his training, dealing with him firsthand[in Philadelphia] After that the globe reached see it, and also what an excellent instance he is for many. For having actually experienced that, standing firm via it, the durability that it takes, remaining favorable psychologically to resolve it and afterwards doing his work the method he did.”
The early morning after the Leaders’ October 2020 gain the Dallas Cowboys, Rivera commemorated his last therapy by sounding the bell at Inova Schar Cancer Cells Institute in Northern Virginia. 3 months later on, he discovered he was “ formally cancer cells complimentary“
Rivera still has routine check-ups with physicians and also, last period, claimed he still handles tiredness.
” I suggest, there’s still some points that do reduce me down,” he claimed in October. “I’m still attempting to experience the recuperation.”
Rivera is the 4th participant of Washington’s company to get the honor and also the 2nd in as several years; Rivera got on the tally in 2020, however the honor mosted likely to Alex Smith after the previous quarterback returned from a lethal leg injury and also infection to assist the Leaders win the NFC East title.
Previous Washington quarterback Billy Kilmer won the honor in 1976, and also cornerback Rub Fischer won in 1978.