Ron Rivera Presser: Ryan Fitzpatrick doesn’t look over his shoulder. That’s a confident player

LIVE: Coach Rivera speaks to the media after Day 2 of camp https://t.co/wcmd2IJ3CL

— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) July 29, 2021

Ron Rivera time.

On Chase Young, the person: "He's a very driven young man. He wants to succeed and do it the right way." Also notes Chase is all about his teammates. Cheers on players from both sides of the ball, always.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) July 29, 2021

Rivera said Chase Young is a "very driven young man" who is very family-oriented. He cheers for his team, no matter who's out there. He interacts with everyone when he's not on the field, on offense and defense, and that's a leadership quality Rivera values

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) July 29, 2021

Rivera wants Young to continue his growth in what the players around him are doing and how that affects him. If the secondary is in coverage, that might give him a little extra time to get to the quarterback.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) July 29, 2021

Rivera appreciates how hard Jeremy Reaves works. Didn't make the initial roster cuts last year, but he told Reaves that if he kept working, good things would happen.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) July 29, 2021

Ron Rivera on Jeremy Reaves: "The thing I appreciate about Jeremy is he just does his job." Rivera was very complimentary of the safety, particularly how he kept working after being on the practice squad last year.

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) July 29, 2021

Ron Rivera on Landon Collins: "I do know from watching him last year that there's a physicality he brings. He's a playmaker. He has the right type of temperament that you want in defensive players."

— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) July 29, 2021

Taylor Heinicke got first-team reps today, but Rivera said Ryan Fitzpatrick was unfazed: "He doesn't look over his shoulder. That's a confident player. I think guys can learn from that."

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) July 29, 2021

Ron Rivera said Kyle Allen is not yet part of the QB competition in part b/c he's still getting his game back after his broken ankle. Could join this comp later. (Also: Very hard to rotate 3 guys in legit comp with only 3 preseason games).

— John Keim (@john_keim) July 29, 2021

Rivera says as Kyle Allen continues to recover from the injury he could be part of the competition but right now it's Fitzpatrick and Heinicke

— George Wallace (@GWallaceWTOP) July 29, 2021

Rivera is asked why Kyle Allen is not considered to be part of the QB competition. Rivera: "I'm not selling Kyle down the river by any means," says his rehab from last year's foot injury played a factor.

— Matthew Paras (@Matthew_Paras) July 29, 2021

Asked Rivera about the QB situation -- and why Kyle Allen isn't part of the competition since the coach has praised him before. Rivera says he's not ruling Allen out from helping. Rehabbing from that season-ending injury put him behind the other two.

— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) July 29, 2021

Rivera said Fitzpatrick "doesn't look over his shoulder," and that's something the head coach appreciates. He's been a good example of one of Rivera's favorite sayings: focus on what's important over what's interesting.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) July 29, 2021

Rivera said Fitzpatrick is very direct with players, and that's a different type of leadership. He's there to help his teammates.

— Zach Selby (@ZachSelbyWFT) July 29, 2021