The San Diego Chargers naming of Ron Rivera as their defensive coordinator Tuesday afternoon to replace the fired Ted Cottrell could put the one-time Seaside High standout a step closer to becoming an NFL head coach.
Rivera, who interviewed for seven head coaching vacancies in 2006 while a defensive coordinator for the Super Bowl bound Chicago Bears, was a finalist for the Chargers job before becoming their linebackers coach.
Promoting Rivera in the middle of the season might seem like a desperate move for the Chargers, who sit at 3-5 at the halfway point of the NFL season.
Yet, in looking back at Rivera's past, his defenses with the Bears were the top ranked in the NFC in 2005 and 2006.
A Super Bowl pick by several publications before the year started, if San Diego doesn't turn it around, Rivera could be a perfect choose to replace head coach Norv Turner.
John Devine has been writing about high school sports in Monterey County since, well, practically since he was an athlete at King City in the days just after leather helmets. In PrepNation, John has even more in-depth analysis of the latest results and news he's brought to you in The Herald and in his weekly videos.
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