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| 20th February, 2007 - 12:36 am |  Press Release - San Diego Chargers Head Coach Norv Turner has tabbed former Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera to coach linebackers, the team announced today. Rivera, who was one of six candidates to interview for the Chargers’ head coaching job, has agreed to a two-year contract.
“This is big,” said Turner. “Ron’s qualifications speak for themselves. He has a wide range of experience with a variety of defenses as both a player and a coach. And he’s coming from a team fresh off a Super Bowl season and whose defense over the past two years has been as good as any in the league. He’ll bring an entirely new dimension to the defensive staff. Ron is an outstanding addition to our staff.”
For the last three years, Rivera has overseen one of the NFL’s top defenses. Chicago won back-to-back NFC North titles and earned a berth in Super Bowl XLI, thanks in large part to an attacking defense that led the NFL with 44 takeaways in 2006. The Bears finished fifth in the league in total defense and third in scoring defense last season. In 2005, Chicago ranked second in the NFL in total defense and finished sixth in takeaways. [READ] |
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