INDIANAPOLIS â When Philip Rivers first started tossing footballs as a high-school ball boy, he heaved them any way he could. The throwing motion stuck â and success soon followed.
Rivers used that strange, shot put-like style to land a college scholarship, become a first-round draft pick and eventually string together one of the greatest 17-year careers in NFL history. On Wednesday, the 39-year-old Indianapolis Colts quarterback announced his retirement.
âEvery year, Jan. 20 is a special and emotional day,â Rivers said in a statement posted on the teamâs website. âIt is St. Sebastianâs Feast day, the day I played in the AFC championship without an ACL, and now the day that after 17 seasons, Iâm announcing my retirement from the National Football League. Thank you God for allowing me to live out my childhood dream of playing quarterback in the NFL. I am grateful to the Chargers for 16 seasons, and the Colts for the 17th season.â
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Colts quarterback Philip Rivers passes against the Bills during a playoff game in Orchard Park, New York, on Jan. 9. | USA TODAY / VIA REUTERS
AFP-JIJI Jan 21, 2021
Los Angeles – Quarterback Philip Rivers is retiring from the NFL after a prolific 17-year career that he recalled Wednesday as his “childhood dream.”
Rivers starred with the Chargers first in San Diego and then in Los Angeles for 16 seasons before spending 2020 with the Indianapolis Colts.
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) When Philip Rivers first started tossing footballs as a high-school ball boy, he heaved them any way he could. The throwing motion stuck and success soon followed.
Rivers used that strange, shot put-like style to land a college scholarship, become a first-round draft pick and eventually string together one of the greatest 17-year careers in NFL history. On Wednesday, the 39-year-old Indianapolis Colts quarterback announced his retirement.
“Every year, Jan. 20 is a special and emotional day,” Rivers said in a statement posted on the team’s website. “It is St. Sebastian’s Feast day, the day I played in the AFC championship without an ACL, and now the day that after 17 seasons, I’m announcing my retirement from the National Football League. Thank you God for allowing me to live out my childhood dream of playing quarterback in the NFL. I am grateful to the Chargers for 16 seasons, and the Colts for the 17th season.”