Colts to bring in ….Philip Rivers for workout UPDATE: Signed to PS

[ColoradoBills]

Rivers had a weird season 5 years ago with the Colts.

Won a lot of games BUT boy was he slow in the pocket and his arm strength was really weakening.

 

This ought to be interesting.

[NeverOutNick]

3 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:

Rivers had a weird season 5 years ago with the Colts.

Won a lot of games BUT boy was he slow in the pocket and his arm strength was really weakening.

 

This ought to be interesting.

Agreed but I do love how he plays the game. He’s a kid at heart. Hope he wills the colts to the playoffs over the Texans or Jags

[Cotton Fitzsimmons]

3 hours ago, dpberr said:

This caught my attention yesterday because there have been players like TO, for example, who stayed in great shape and expressed interest in returning to the NFL, yet no team took them up on the offer.

 

I can’t imagine what it must feel like to take a hit in an NFL game after being away from the field for so long.

 

This Rivers business is bonkers, gents! 
 

Setting aside all of the off field issues with Deshaun Watson, after not having played a game for 2 years, he looked completely out of place on an NFL field.

 

It’s truly unbelievable to think Rivers at age 44 not having played a game in 5 years is going to play again. Rivers arm strength was looking significantly deteriorated 5 years ago when he was 39. It’s hard to imagine what this could look like.

[BuffaloBillyG]

This made me legit lol..

[The Frankish Reich]

On 12/8/2025 at 6:52 PM, TheBrownBear said:

Pretty sure Travis Henry was a grandfather by the time he hit the Titans.

I think folks are misunderestimating the number of 34 year old grandparents out there.

[Buffalo716]

3 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

I think folks are misunderestimating the number of 34 year old grandparents out there.

100% lol

 

I did a lot of digging and as I said I'm thread the only grandfather in NFL history I could ever find was Brett favre 

 

I think he  retired the next year 

 

It is really freaking hard to be a grandpa in a profession like the NFL where it's all young men

[The Frankish Reich]

10 hours ago, zow2 said:

He will do a great job at handing off and some quick dump offs.  I don't think Rivers will be very effective if he has to chuck it down the field.  I'm not seeing another Flacco here.    I can't imagine why they would go with the 44 year old grandpa who hasn't played in years, over calling up Brett Rypien from the practice squad. 

Yeah, that's the weird thing. Good defense and a good run game and even Brett Rypien - who is a pretty bad backup after all - might steal you a couple wins.

Having said that: it gives me a reason to watch the Colts. The older I get, the more I appreciate stories like this. 

[P Riv]

I'm back in the League!  😁

[TheBrownBear]

1 hour ago, The Frankish Reich said:

I think folks are misunderestimating the number of 34 year old grandparents out there.

My parents were young but not quite that young (They achieved that status by 38)

[SydneyBillsFan]

 

 

[Fleezoid]

Definitely does not look like he's stayed in shape.

 

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/47267171

[JP51]

On 12/8/2025 at 7:17 PM, Roundybout said:

Legitimately why don’t they give Luck a call? 

Yeah, he left because he liked walking and using his arms... sad sad situation for him but defo the right move. 

19 minutes ago, Fleezoid said:

Definitely does not look like he's stayed in shape.

 

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/47267171

The reporter asked him... so what was your playing weight and what do you weigh now.... and he laughed and was like... I really dont know what I weigh now... LOL 

[Roundybout]

 

 

This is misinformation. He’s 100% throwing the rock 48 times tomorrow like he’s still got Antonio Gates out there. 

[djp14150]

 

[Albany,n.y.]

31 minutes ago, Roundybout said:

 

 

This is misinformation. He’s 100% throwing the rock 48 times tomorrow like he’s still got Antonio Gates out there. 

The Colts are signing Gates later this week😁

[Urban Achievers]

3 hours ago, Fleezoid said:

Definitely does not look like he's stayed in shape.

 

https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/47267171

Looks like the irritating neighbor down the street that invites you over and over to a cookout you don’t ever want to go to.  

[SirAndrew]

Retired NFL QB’s have become like musicians. The check is always big enough to lure them out of retirement, even if they should stay retired. What middle aged guy isn’t going to find an excuse to escape the house. 

[SirAndrew]

On 12/9/2025 at 1:43 PM, agilen said:

I can’t imagine this working out. NFL quarterbacks are elite athletes, you can’t be on the couch for 5 years and just throw the pads back on.

Even if he’s not on the couch, there’s a point where you can’t do this at an NFL level. There are middle aged guys in better shape than twenty somethings, but in the NFL you’re competing against the elite who also happen to be twenty years younger. 

[Fleezoid]

16 hours ago, Urban Achievers said:

Looks like the irritating neighbor down the street that invites you over and over to a cookout you don’t ever want to go to.  

 

Yes! And he sounds like the guy that would never shut up the whole time he's cooking the burgers. 

[DapperCam]

I’m thinking if he does play he will basically be a game manager. Hand the ball off, and throw the 2 or 3 throws he’s still comfortable making. I’d expect 15 passing attempts for the entire game. Nothing down the field unless it’s a go route. No routes where he has to stand in the pocket and wait.