January 20, 2021
Saying “it’s just time,” quarterback Philip Rivers is calling it a career in the NFL.
Following one season with the Indianapolis Colts and 16 years with the Los Angeles (and San Diego) Chargers, the quarterback is retiring. He shared the news with Kevin Acee of the
Rivers, 39, ends his NFL career with 63,440 passing yards (ranking fifth all-time), 421 touchdowns (also fifth), and a 65 percent completion percentage. He threw for 4,000 yards or more 12 times in his career, including each of the past eight seasons. During his final campaign, he completed 68 percent of his passes for 4,169 yards with 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while averaging 7.7 yards per attempt.
Colts QB Phillip Rivers Announces Retirement
The search for a new quarterback in Indianapolis is officially underway as 17-year veteran, Phillip Rivers announced he s hanging up his cleats and calling it a career.
Rivers released the following statement about his decision, that was shared by ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Twitter.
Rivers spent the first 16 years of his career as the starting quarterback for the San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers despite not being their first choice with the number one overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft. The team initially picked Eli Manning first overall, but after the quarterback said he would not play for them, they traded him to the New York Giants in exchange for Rivers who they had selected with the fourth pick.
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The NFL s inaugural Super Wild Card Weekend unfolded with a fairly dramatic tripleheader kicking off the 2020 season s playoffs.
Backup quarterbacks played leading roles – as did grizzled vets and passers either entering or reaching their primes. All three games were fairly close, though only one produced an upset . and a mild one at that.
But there was ample drama and plenty of open-ended questions – Rams stars Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp couldn t finish in Seattle due to injuries – and none of Saturday s victors know who they ll face next weekend since the league reseeds the field.
But we do have a few answers, i.e. Saturday s winners and losers .
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