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Washington coach Ron Rivera finishes cancer treatment

By Jack Pointer

The Washington Football Team has yet another reason to celebrate. Less than 24 hours after the Burgundy and Gold knocked out archrival Dallas by 22 points, their head coach finished his treatment for squamous cell cancer. On Monday, Ron Rivera walked out of Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Fairfax, Virginia, after his final round of chemotherapy as doctors, nurses and staffers cheered and threw confetti. Rivera then followed tradition and rang a bell to mark the special moment. Rivera’s cancer had been diagnosed back in August, and was caught early. See video from the Washington Football Team below.

Wes Welker to coach tight ends for the Commanders after Steele’s exit just before the start of camp

By The Associated Press
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Wes Welker will coach tight ends for the Washington Commanders after the team moved on from position coach Ben Steele this week. General manager Adam Peters and coach Dan Quinn held their pre-training camp news conference Tuesday and addressed the move. A day earlier, the Commanders said they were parting ways with Steele, who was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated last month.
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