PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release January 15, 2020

REDSKINS NAME VINCENT RIVERA AS DEFENSIVE QUALITY CONTROL COACH

LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. – The Washington announced today that they named Vincent Rivera as defensive quality control coach.

Rivera is entering his third NFL season after spending the previous two seasons with the (2018-19). In his role, Rivera breaks down game film, analyzes opponent tendencies and assists in the preparation of the defensive game plan.

In his first season in 2018, he spent his time primarily with the defensive backs, helping coach a unit that featured two young cornerbacks in James Bradberry and Donte Jackson in the starting lineup. Jackson led the Panthers with four interceptions in 2018, the second most by a rookie in Panthers franchise history. Bradberry led the team with 20 passes defensed. Rivera worked as a football operations intern for the Panthers during the 2017 season.

Rivera began his collegiate career playing at the University of San Diego, redshirting in 2012 and seeing action at running back in 2013 before transferring to the University of California-Berkeley. After sitting out the 2014 season, Rivera played two seasons (2015-16) at Cal, seeing action at running back, wide receiver and on special teams. He finished his career at Cal with 44 catches for 487 yards and four touchdowns.

Rivera graduated with a degree in film and media studies. Rivera is the nephew of Redskins head coach .

RIVERA FOOTBALL TIMELINE 2018-19: Defensive Quality Control, Carolina Panthers 2017: Football Operations Intern, Carolina Panthers 2015-16: Running Back/Receiver, University of California-Berkeley 2012-13: Running Back, University of San Diego

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ABOUT THE REDSKINS: Headquartered at Inova Sports Performance Center at Redskins Park in Ashburn, Virginia, and owned by Daniel Snyder, the historic Washington Redskins Football Club has won five World Championship titles including the 1937 and 1942 Championship games, as well as Super Bowls XVII, XXII and XXVI. Founded in 1932 as the Boston

Braves in Massachusetts, the team changed its name to the Redskins in 1933 and relocated to Washington, D.C. in 1937. Since then, the team has become one of the most recognizable professional sports franchises in history, featuring multiple Hall of Fame coaches, 19 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame (with 11 others who also were Redskins) and becoming the first team in the NFL with an official marching band and fight song, "Hail to the Redskins." The Redskins have been owned by Dan Snyder since 1999, and beginning in 1997, began playing their home games at FedExField in Landover, Md.

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