Philip Rivers, who retired in late January of 2021, isn’t closing the door on a return to the NFL.

Last season, Rivers lead the Colts to an 11-5 record as well as the playoffs. He gave a good Colts team stability at quarterback and redeemed himself after a disappointing final year with the Chargers. If not for his age, you’d have thought Rivers still had some gas left in the tank. Rivers called it a career following their 27-24 loss to the Buffalo Bills during Wild Card Weekend. The former no.4 overall pick had laced up his cleats for the final time and seemed to go out on a high note. Many consider Philip Rivers the second greatest quarterback to never win a Super Bowl, right behind Dan Marino.

But according to new reports, if a team out there needs him, he’d consider coming out of retirement.

Interestingly enough, Steve Harvey predicted the move while hosting NFL Honors!

In all seriousness, Philip Rivers’s timing couldn’t be more perfect. Speaking of his former team, the Colts, their starting quarterback Carson Wentz is “out indefinitely,” which leaves a glaring hole at the position. Not to mention, they just lost their All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to the same injury. Their quarterback room is young and drastically inexperienced. Something that Philip Rivers is not.

And while I believe the Colts should be looking at other options, contacting Rivers wouldn’t be a bad idea.

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Kendrick Lindsay

Growing up in a single-parent household came with its perks and downsides. Perk, I became very close to my mother. The downside, she wasn't a sports watcher. It wasn't until I was 15 years old that I was introduced to the world of sports/sports media. That's when I truly fell in love with it all. And it wasn't the X's and O's that won me over, it was the deep-rooted stories of the business, the athletes, and the ever so changing nature of sports that intrigued me. As a recent college graduate and Communications major, I hope to put my imprint on the sports media world.

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