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Chris Russell reacts to ex-Commanders HC Ron Rivera's first public comments since his firing

Ron Rivera made his first public comments since Josh Harris fired him as head coach of the Washington Commanders in an interview with ESPN's John Keim. And, of course, he talked about the decision to make Sam Howell the starter from virtually the get-go last season.

"I took a big gamble," Rivera told Keim. "I put a lot on Sam, and I probably shouldn't have put as much pressure on him... He's a good young quarterback, has some talent and some ability, and I think that's something I should have backed off on.


"I should have kept emphasizing he was going to be the guy that got the first opportunity. ... Just phrasing it that way would've taken a lot of pressure off of him, just kind of that he hadn't been anointed."

Chris Russell had plenty of thoughts about Rivera's comments to Keim. Listen to that on the audio player above!