44-Year-Old Philip Rivers Comes Out of Retirement, Signs With Indianapolis Colts

Rivers last played with the Colts in the 2020 NFL season and could start for the team now that Daniel Jones has been lost to a torn Achilles’ heel.

Quarterback Philip Rivers, No. 17 of the Indianapolis Colts gives a thumbs-up on the sidelines in the second half of their game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Dec. 13, 2020. Chris Unger/Getty Images

Philip Rivers is 44 years old, has 10 kids, is a grandfather, and hasn’t taken an NFL snap since the 2020 season. And yet, he is also the newest member of the Indianapolis Colts, as the injury-plagued team is signing the longtime member of the Chargers to its practice squad.

Rivers worked out with the Colts on Monday, having been signed after the team’s starter, Daniel Jones, got injured in Sunday’s 36-19 defeat to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jones, who is in his first season with the team, and was an early-year MVP candidate, suffered a torn Achilles’ tendon in his right leg. The Colts placed Jones on injured reserve on Tuesday, as he will miss the rest of this season and is expected to miss a good portion of next year as well.