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Brigid Kennedy

The Other Time Philip Rivers Came Close to an NFL Return

The NFL world was left absolutely gobsmacked on Monday night when news broke that the Colts are bringing in retired veteran quarterback Philip Rivers for a workout amid a rash of injuries that have hobbled their QB room. As things stand, starter Daniel Jones is out for the season with an Achilles injury, former QB2 Anthony Richardson is on IR, and recently-promoted third-stringer Riley Leonard, though in line to start this weekend, is dealing with some knee issues and might not be ready. And though there is a plan in place should that be the case, adding a veteran QB certainly wouldn't hurt.

Rivers, 44, spent the last season of his career playing for the Colts in 2020, when he threw for 4,169 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions across 16 games. The team finished 11-5 and made it to the wild-card round of the playoffs.

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