A legend with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers, Rivers was selected with the No. 4 overall pick of the 2004 NFL Draft by the New York Giants before he was traded to the Bolts in a swap that also saw Eli Manning sent from the Chargers to Big Blue.
From 2004 through 2019, Rivers was with the Chargers, earning eight Pro Bowl selections and the 2013 AP NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. He signed with the Colts in the spring of 2020 as one of many quarterbacks whom the franchise looked to after the stunning retirement of Andrew Luck. Now comes Rivers’ stunning unretirement.
Over 17 seasons, Rivers played in 244 games (240 starts), completing 5,277 of 8,134 passes (64.9%) for 63,440 yards (seventh in NFL history), 421 touchdowns (sixth in NFL history) and 209 interceptions.
Known for his unconventional, almost-sidearm throwing motion and his propensity to talk trash without cursing, Rivers should at the very least inject some excitement into the Colts QB room.
Rivers went out in 2020 with an excellent showing, finishing 11-5 with the Colts, with 4,169 passing yards, 24 passing touchdowns, 11 interceptions, and 97.0 passer rating. Since then, though, he’s become a grandfather and been a high school football coach, leading St. Michael Catholic (Alabama) to a 13-1 record this past season and tallying a 44-16 mark from 2021 through 2025.
On Sunday, he’ll buckle up the chinstrap for one more run and look to stiff-arm Father Time.
We’re about to see what Rivers and the Colts have left in the tank in 2025.