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 don't like to sit still.
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.
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.
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've tried not to get too far ahead of myself or get caught up in what is being said.
Drew, when he said something, it was important. But he was more of a quiet leader that led by the way he worked. And that's a heck of a way to do it. I'm a little bit more vocal and excited and emotional type of leader. And that way works too.
Drew was a heck of a teammate and a heck of a player. He's a guy I had a lot of fun being around and supporting.