Ron Rivera on Sustaining Success, Defending Cam and Preparing for 2016

On the eve of the 2016 season, the Panthers coach talks about lessons from Super Bowl 50, keeping his team rolling into 2016 and whether some people “want to see” Cam Newton fail

Albert Breer | Sep 7, 2016

Ron Rivera on Sustaining Success, Defending Cam and Preparing for 2016 /

Get geared up for the season with Andy Benoit’s team-by-team analyses. And look for Albert Breer’s Game Plan column each Thursday at The MMQB.

Published Sep 7, 2016

ALBERT BREER

Albert Breer is a senior writer covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated, delivering the biggest stories and breaking news from across the league. He has been on the NFL beat since 2005 and joined SI in 2016. Breer began his career covering the New England Patriots for the MetroWest Daily News and the Boston Herald from 2005 to '07, then covered the Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas Morning News from 2007 to '08. He worked for The Sporting News from 2008 to '09 before returning to Massachusetts as The Boston Globe's national NFL writer in 2009. From 2010 to 2016, Breer served as a national reporter for NFL Network. In addition to his work at Sports Illustrated, Breer regularly appears on NBC Sports Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, FS1 with Colin Cowherd, The Rich Eisen Show and The Dan Patrick Show. A 2002 graduate of Ohio State, Breer lives near Boston with his wife, a cardiac ICU nurse at Boston Children's Hospital, and their three children.