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
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.
Everybody in this room can be a team guy as much as he wants to, but there comes a point when it's: 'What is best for me, for my career? For my career, it's best that I start playing.
There is a sense of urgency. I think you can only say 'We're close' and 'We're building' for so long. At some point we're built, let's go. It's time now to be one of those teams that are battling through January.
That's good. You have to play those (top) teams eventually anyway.
I consider myself a leader of this football team, along with a lot of other guys.
I've already developed trust in my teammates -as a player and as a person.
I have the responsibility to work hard and get ready so we can take this team where we need to go.
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, a heck of a player, a guy I had a lot of fun being around and supporting. I wish him the best on the recovery of the injury, which is the one thing I hated to see happen.
Drew has solidified that he's the guy. He's had two solid years.
When it's all over -- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, mid-January -- then I can just play out every scenario in my head.
I thought he was the best. I really did.