SI CalSportsReport: Ron Rivera, a former Cal All-American and current head coach of the NFL’s Washington team, disclosed that he has cancer, but plans to continue coaching, ESPN reported Thursday night.
The Washington team followed with a statement that said Rivera, 58, was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma located in a lymph node on his neck. It was detected in the early stages and is considered “very treatable and curable.”
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