With Daniel Jones out for the season after suffering a torn achilles on Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts are calling an old friend in hopes he wants to come in and help finish the season as they cling to their playoff hopes.
In a shocking move on Monday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo reported that the Colts are bringing retired quarterback Philip Rivers in for a visit and workout on Tuesday. The news dropped on Rivers’s 44th birthday.
Rivers last played in 2020 for the Colts. He led Indy to an 11-5 record and a playoff berth, while throwing for 4,169 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
The former No. 4 overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft spent 16 of his 17 NFL seasons with the San Diego-turned Los Angeles Chargers. An eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback, Rivers went 134-106 as a starter, and currently ranks seventh all-time in passing yards (63,440) and sixth in touchdown passes (421).
