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
I'm out there having as good a time as I did in the backyard since I was five-years-old.
It's time for me to step up and take control. That's what I've always been used to.
I consider myself a leader of this football team, along with a lot of other guys.
I grew up on the game.
I've already developed trust in my teammates -as a player and as a person.
I'm getting better every day.
What I can control and all I know as of today, I am signed up for one more year...I guess things could change, but with all the uncertainty in many aspects, I don't see (his decision not to sign an extension) changing before camp gets here, and when camp gets here I'm even more certain to play it out.
I have the responsibility to work hard and get ready so we can take this team where we need to go.
You want to be playing your best in December and hopefully it'll carry over into January.
I've been calling plays in the huddle since I was seven.
Anybody who has watched me play knows I'm not one of the fastest guys, but I understand what's going on around me and what to look for. I know what the defense is doing.
You prepare. You study. You've got to be ready for anything.
I'm excited about the opportunity to get out there and show not only what I can do but, more importantly, what this team can do with me in there.
I love it here. But I want to play. I would rather play and be a starter somewhere else if I can't do it here.