Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers
Philip Michael Riversis an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. He played college football at North Carolina State University, and was drafted in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft with the fourth overall pick by the New York Giants, who traded him to the Chargers for their first overall pick, quarterback Eli Manning. Rivers' career passer rating of 95.7 is fourth-best all-time among NFL quarterbacks with at least 1,500 passing attempts...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth8 December 1981
CityDecatur, AL
A lot of it is timing. You've got Drew, who had the great year last year, and then I'm here and Cleo's here. We're all young (Rivers is 23, Brees 26).
That's not all on my shoulders, but I certainly feel like I can get in there and manage it and handle the situation.
That's good. You have to play those (top) teams eventually anyway.
This is not a setback. I haven't played a ton, that's true. But I've had the two years, and I know the abilities I do have.
I say that confidently. I'm not by any means going to play the perfect game, but I feel like I can go in there and make the plays and get the things done that can win us a game,
I watch it every year. It's something growing up as a kid you watched, never dreaming you'd actually have a chance at it.ÊJust to be there, to haveÊJason White and LarryÊFitzgerald sitting next to you and think, 'Wow, what great company I'm in' --Êeven if IÊdidn't win --Êthat would be a great accomplishment.
(Rivers) won't ever hurt you by running with the ball. ...
It's neat now. We're both on the same team, he's a great guy and we've had a lot of fun together.
He proved it in college when people thought he was too small. He might not be an inside-the-tackles runner, but we've got the best in the game for that. He can give us a changeup.
For the most part, the feedback I've got is that they're not going to mess with the motion. I think there needs to be a problem before it needs to be fixed, and I don't think there is right now. If there becomes one, I'm going to do be open to do all I can do to get better and make it work.
I'm not sitting here all fired up like I've achieved something, ... I'm pleased that I've made some progress, obviously, and shown them such, that they feel that I'm ready to be in that position.
I'm excited either way. I know I'm going to get a chance to run this offense.
What we've established (in San Diego) with my growing family is hard to re-create. It's hard to up and re-create that. I know that moves are part of life. But that certainty is fair to say that (not being sold on moving to Los Angeles) is part of it. The good thing is I'm not under contract in a year where we'd potentially be in Los Angeles.
I don't like to sit still.