Fiery Commanders HC Ron Rivera defends Carson Wentz 

It's been a rough week for Carson Wentz, but he was a winner despite it all on Thursday.

He also got some fierce support from his head coach.

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Not long after Wentz helped his Commanders to a 12-7 win over the Bears,

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Ron Rivera delivered an impassioned defense of his quarterback while underscoring that he was fully behind trading for the QB.

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"Everybody wants to keep saying I didn't want to do anything with Carson, well bull----," Rivera said Thursday night at his postgame news conference.

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"I'm the f------ guy that pulled out the sheets of paper, that looked at the analytics, that watched the tape, and the freaking when we were in Indianapolis. OK.

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And that's what pisses me off, because the young man doesn't deserve to have that all the time. I'm sorry, I'm done."

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With that, Rivera stormed off the podium and abruptly ended his postgame presser with an exclamation point.

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Wentz never left Thursday's game, though. Not because of a biceps strain or a hand injury or an ankle ailment.

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