00:00Phillip Rivers signs with Colts' practice squad, comes out of retirement at age 44, the OL man in the comeback, the Indianapolis.
00:08Colts didn't just work out Phillip Rivers for fun. The 44-year-old is signing with the club's practice squad.
00:15NFL Network insiders Ian Rappaport, Tom Pellicero, and Mike Garofalo reported on Tuesday.
00:22On Tuesday, Rivers now joins an Indy club with four games left in the 2025 season, and it's playoff hopes on life support.
00:30Indy worked out the veteran quarterback on Monday, his 44th birthday.
00:35Amid a litany of quarterback injuries, starter Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending Achilles tear in Week 14's loss to the Jaguars.
00:44Anthony Richardson remains on IR with an orbital fracture.
00:47An undrafted rookie Riley Leonard, who took over for Jones on Sunday, is dealing with a Grade 1 PCL injury.
00:56The initial plan is for Rivers to aid Leonard and serve as a potential option down the road, per NFL Network insider Ian Rappaport.
01:05Rivers participate in practice on Wednesday.
01:08Rivers
01:08Currently is one of 26 modern-era semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2026.
01:16His first year eligible.
01:19If he is moved to the active roster at any point, his candidacy will be pushed off five years.
01:25If he remains on the practice squad without being elevated, status won't change.
01:31Sitting at 8-5, in the know.
01:35Eight spot in the AFC, Indy faces a brutal slate down the stretch.
01:38Sunday, they face the 10-3 Seahawks in Seattle.
01:43Then they host the 9-4-4-9-I.
01:46RS.
01:489-4 Jaguars, and finish up at home against the 8-5 Texans.
01:53A 17-year veteran.
01:55Rivers spent his first 16 seasons with the Chargers, earning eight Pro Bowl nods.
02:00He spent his last season with the Colts in 2020, generating an 11-5 record and getting into the postseason, the last time Indianapolis has been to the playoffs.
02:11Rivers threw for 4,169 yards, 24 TDs, and 11 INTs with a 97.0 passer rating that season, the bonus.
02:21Shane Steichen has spent plenty of time with Rivers during his time with the Chargers, including, as quarterback's coach from 2016 to 2019, an interim OC in 2019, the QB's final season with the club.
02:36Since that season, the Colts have gone through eight starting quarterbacks.
02:41Now the revolving door ushers Rivers back in.
02:45How much left does a 44-year-old?
02:47High school football coach have, after throwing his last NFL pass in January 2021.
02:53The Colts are about to find out.
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