Philip Rivers calls it a career again after 'three-game blur' with Colts

Philip Rivers announced his status from nan NFL connected Wednesday aft coming disconnected nan sideline from coaching precocious schoolhouse shot to play for nan Indianapolis Colts.

Rivers appeared connected "Up & Adams" earlier nan extremity of nan twelvemonth and said he was really vanished this clip and was going to move his attraction to nan squad he coaches.

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Indianapolis Colts backmost Philip Rivers speaks astatine a news convention aft an NFL shot crippled against nan San Francisco 49ers, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, successful Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

"I americium (done)," Rivers said. "I sewage a boy who will beryllium a elder and I sewage that St. Michael shot team fresh to go. We sewage hit successful nan semifinals 2 years successful a row," Rivers said. "So, it’ll beryllium his elder year. My 2nd boy will beryllium a ninth-grader. They’ll beryllium connected nan aforesaid squad together.

"So, it’ll beryllium nosy to get backmost pinch nan boys backmost home. The schoolhouse has been really excited. A batch of them came to nan crippled past week. It’ll beryllium fun. It’ll kickstart our offseason programme to opportunity nan least. Maybe nan things I opportunity to them they’ll return it a small much earnestly now that I was conscionable retired location playing."

Rivers said he knew he was vanished successful 2020 and that coming backmost this play to switch Daniel Jones, who suffered a torn Achilles, to effort to lead nan Colts to nan playoffs was conscionable cleanable timing.

He said if immoderate different squad would person called, location would person been nary chance of him doing what he did.

Indianapolis Colts backmost Philip Rivers jogs disconnected nan section pursuing an NFL shot crippled against nan Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025, successful Indianapolis. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

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"Everything conscionable lined up," he said. "It was a spot I’d been, a squad I was acquainted pinch nan discourtesy was precisely nan same. The coach I knew. It was each those things that made it kinda nan cleanable storm.

"I’m backmost to nan sideline. This was a nosy three-week blur that cipher saw coming, including myself, and that will beryllium it."

The Colts will go pinch Riley Leonard for nan last crippled of nan season.

Rivers, 44, was a Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist earlier he decided to move his status timepiece back.to subordinate nan Colts. Indianapolis couldn’t prime up a triumph pinch Rivers astatine nan helm.

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He had 544 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes and 3 interceptions successful those 3 starts.

Rivers will locomotion distant pinch 63,984 passing yards, 425 passing touchdowns and 1 unthinkable communicative to tell.

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