A headline no NFL fans expected to see this week—or at any point this season—was “44-year-old Philip Rivers Unretires to join the Colts.” But that’s where we are as the current Hall of Fame semifinalist joined the practice squad in Indianapolis after Daniel Jones was lost on Sunday to a season-ending Achilles injury.
Someone who knows a thing or two about playing quarterback in the NFL as a middle-aged man, however, is Tom Brady. He was actually older than Rivers in his last NFL season in 2022 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as Brady marked his 45th birthday during training camp. The seven-time Super Bowl champion had a highly productive season as he had enough left in his right arm to lead the league in both pass attempts and pass completions en route to throwing for 4,694 yards and 25 touchdowns.
