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Philip Rivers Confirms Second Retirement After Brief Colts Return

He used the Up & Adams Show to say the three-game cameo will be his last before a return to high school coaching.

Overview

  • Rivers, 44, said "I am" when asked if he is done playing after the 2025 season during an interview with Kay Adams.
  • Indianapolis will start rookie Riley Leonard in Week 18, ending Rivers’ short stint after the team fell out of playoff contention.
  • The Colts signed Rivers in December to stabilize a depleted quarterback room with Daniel Jones out and other injuries thinning depth.
  • In three starts, Indianapolis went 0–3 as Rivers completed 63% of his passes for 544 yards with four touchdowns and three interceptions.
  • Rivers said he only returned because the fit in Indianapolis was uniquely familiar and that he would decline overtures from other teams.