Rivera makes Rodgers assistant special teams coach
Ron Rivera has made another solid addition to his coaching staff. He named his former Cal Bear’s teammate Richard Rodgers the assistant special teams coach, and Rodgers will coach in tandem with special teams coordinator Brian Murphy.
Rodgers was involved with one of the most famous college football plays ever . The play is called “The Play”, and Rodgers was actually more than involved; he called the play in the huddle, and made two of the laterals that eventually led to a touchdown and a Cal Bears’ win. Rodgers graduated from the University of California as a two time second team All Pac-10 selection. Rodgers was also the special teams captain for three years at Cal; he later bounced around between Arena Football and the Canadian Football League, until his coaching career started at Diablo Valley Community College. He has had success everywhere that he has gone.
He won a Patriot League championship with Holy Cross in 2009(Bill Simmons’ alma mater), and had five players earn All Patriot League selections in 2009 and 2010. Rodgers has coached previously at New Mexico State University, Portland State University, and San Jose State University.
Rodgers’ son, Richard, just completed his freshman season at Cal, and hopes to carry his father’s football torch while his dad carries it in the NFL.
Rodgers is sad to leave, because he loved the kids at Holy Cross. “I loved it at Holy Cross, the people and the kids,” Rodgers said. “The kids are great and it was a great experience. But an opportunity is an opportunity.”
It was an opportunity that he could not pass up, and he will join Steve Wilks as the latest coaching hires by Ron Rivera. It will be interesting to see how all this fresh blood affects the Panthers in the coming year.
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