Finding a Philip Rivers for All 32 NFL Teams
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One week ago, the possibility of quarterback Philip Rivers playing NFL football this weekend was on no one's radar screen.
Will this be an improbable comeback story of a hero coming from the depths of retirement and having not played a snap in five years?
At the age of 44 and nearly five years removed from his last NFL snap, Philip Rivers is coming out of retirement in attempt to get the Indianapolis Colts into the playoffs. It's an absurd situation, created by the Colts' loss of Daniel Jones to a torn Achilles tendon and additional injuries for back-ups Riley Leonard and Anthony Richardson.