But the Bears have someone in that position: Ron Rivera, who was named general manager of Cal football this spring and reports directly to chancellor Rich Lyons. (Stanford has a comparable situation ...

Rivera, 63, revealed a month ago that he would be “going back to school,” after interviewing for head coach openings with the New York Jets, the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Chicago Bears.

Former Chicago Bears linebacker Ron Rivera speaks to a reporter and comments on the death of Bears’ 102-year-old owner Virginia Halas McCaskey during a visit to radio row Thursday at the Super ...

His play at Cal saw him selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1984 NFL draft. Ron Rivera had a decent professional football career and was part of the Bears' Super Bowl XX ...

Rivera was an All-America linebacker at Cal in 1983 before heading to the NFL as a second-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1984. He was on a Super Bowl-winning team in his second season ...

A California native, Rivera was an all-American linebacker at Cal in the early 1980s before going on to a nine-year NFL career with the Chicago Bears. Following his playing days, he coached in the ...

Rivera was a head coach candidate in the NFL’s current cycle, and interviewed with the Chicago Bears and New York Jets. Yet, Rivera chose to bring his unmatched experience back “home.” ...

Rivera was a consensus All-America linebacker at Cal in 1983, and played nine NFL seasons with the Chicago Bears. He was also a defensive coordinator for the NFL's Bears before becoming a head coach.

Ron Rivera is a proven head coach with success who also has ties to the team’s glory days. Well, it has only been a week since the season ended and the Chicago Bears search for a new head coach ...

The Chicago Bears reached into their past and interviewed former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera for their head coaching job on Sunday. Known as “Riverboat Ron ...

The Bears had interviewed Mike Vrabel earlier, but he was hired Sunday by the New England Patriots. Chicago interviewed former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera for ...