He’s really doing it.
After retiring following the 2020 season, 44-year-old Philip Rivers is signing with the Colts’ practice squad after figuring out with the membership on Monday night time, in keeping with a number of stories.
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Rivers, who’s now a grandfather, has been teaching highschool soccer in Alabama. Now he is lacing up his cleats to see if he may help a squad that has seen a number of quarterback accidents in 2025.
The No. 4 total choose of the 2004 draft, Rivers has quite a lot of familiarity with Colts head coach Shane Steichen, who served as his place coach and offensive coordinator with the Chargers.
At 8-5 with 4 video games left, Indianapolis’ harm state of affairs at quarterback has rapidly change into dire. With backup Anthony Richardson already out on account of an orbital fracture suffered in a freak pregame accident, Daniel Jones went down on Sunday wiht a torn Achilles and is out for the 12 months. Riley Leonard, the staff’s true third-string QB, additionally suffered a knee harm throughout Sunday’s loss to the Jaguars that has put his availability for Week 15 in query.
Enter Rivers, who final performed for the Colts in 2020, main the staff to an 11-5 report and a postseason look.
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We’ll see if Rivers is obtainable for Sunday, when the Colts head to Seattle to play the Seahawks.
Whether Rivers will get on the sphere will have an effect on his candidacy for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Rivers was named as one among 15 semifinalists for the category of 2026. His candidacy will reset if he indicators to Indianapolis’ energetic roster.