Rivera said he's always "played it by the book" but came to realize that, hey, there is no book. Sometimes, he said, you just have to go for touchdowns instead of field goals.
The nickname "Riverboat Ron" seemed destined to slowly fade into Panthers folk lore. But it received new life when Rivera's daughter,Camiseta Atletico De Madrid Ni?o, Courtney, re-posted on Instagram a photo-shopped picture of Rivera as a riverboat gambler. Graphic artist Jim Kennedy from Raleigh, N.C., created the online picture of Rivera wearing dark sunglasses, a Panthers blue jacket and black cowboy hat while holding a cigar in one hand and some playing cards in the other.
