TheIndianapolis Coltsare apparently considering drastic measures to salvage their suddenly spiraling 2025 season.
Afterlosing starting quarterback Daniel Jones to an Achilles injuryduring Sunday's loss to theJacksonville Jaguars, Indy is planning to bring Philip Rivers in for a workout on Tuesday,according to NFL Media.
Rivers, who turned 44 on Monday, hasn't played since 2020 − which seemed like the last of his 17 seasons in the league and the only one he spent in Indianapolis after 16 years with the San Diego andLos Angeles Chargers. That 2020 campaign, widely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, also marks the last time theColtsreached the postseason.
Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18) makes a catch for a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa's effort, the Packers won the game 27-13." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
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Week 1: Detroit Lions wide receiver Isaac TeSlaa (18)makes a catch for a touchdownagainst the Green Bay Packers during the fourth quarter at Lambeau Field. The play was originally ruled an incomplete pass, but the call was overturned. Despite TeSlaa's effort, the Packers won the game 27-13.
Rivers,who became eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Famethis year and is currently a semifinalist, was voted to eight Pro Bowls. His 63,440 career passing yards rank seventh in league history, and his 421 touchdown passes are sixth all-time. He led the Chargers to four AFC West titles and two other playoff appearances, guiding them as far as the AFC title game in 2007, but never to a Super Bowl.
Originally selected fourth overall by theNew York Giantsin the 2004 draft, Rivers' rights were traded almost immediately to the Chargers in a draft day deal for Eli Manning, whom the Bolts chose No. 1 overall. Manning had no intention of going to San Diego, but the Chargers got Rivers and a package of picks, including a 2005 first-rounder − which would be used on Pro Bowl pass rusher Shawne Merriman − for their trouble. Rivers owns most of the franchise's significant passing records.
Colts coach Shane Steichen spent nine years as an assistant with the Bolts, including seven on the offensive side of the ball, where he served as Rivers' interim offensive coordinator in 2019.
Rookie Riley Leonard finished Sunday's defeat, while former Colts QB1 Anthony Richardson is currently on injured reserve with an orbital fracture. After a surprising 7-1 start to its season, thanks in large part to revitalized Jones, Indianapolis has lost four of five and fell out of theAFC's projected playoff fieldSunday.
Since retiring after the 2020 season, Rivers has coached at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama.
Colts depth quarterback chart
▶ Daniel Jones (injured)
▶ Anthony Richardson (injured)
▶ Riley Leonard
▶ Brett Rypien (practice squad)
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