For many years, Ron Rivera was ... the greatest defensive team in the history of football. He was a defensive coordinator for the Bears and San Diego Chargers before the Panthers hired him to ...

and defensive coordinator (2008-10) for the San Diego Chargers. In 2015, Rivera made a Super Bowl appearance with the Panthers, falling 24-10 to the Denver Broncos. He won Associated Press Coach ...

He's a much better fit on the line in a 3-4 alignment, like he was under current Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero in Denver. The 6-foot-3, 281-pounder had his best pro campaign in 2022 ...