The Bears’ head coach plans to return that favor when it comes to coaching Fields. “He sees the game through that great experience, through that lens, and we’re excited to use that,” Eberflus said in a December 2020 interview. Now the coach believes he can redirect what he learned onto Justin Fields. Those lessons paid immediate dividends as the Colts defense snagged 15 interceptions and 50 passes defended. He would ask Rivers all sorts of questions about how he identified disguised coverages and was able to beat them on such a routine basis. So he took advantage every week in practice according to Adam Jahns of The Athletic. It isn’t every day a defensive coordinator gets a chance to pick the brain of a great quarterback. Rivers had signed with the Indianapolis Colts that year. That is what Matt Eberflus fell in love with when the two crossed paths in 2020. Part of what made him so successful was a great football mind. Considering his non-existent mobility and lack of high-end arm strength, his accomplishments are beyond impressive. Baker Mayfield was the senior of the quartet at 25 years and 278 days when the Cleveland Browns took on the Kansas City Chiefs- including Patrick Mahomes, who was 25 years and 122 days on Sunday.Ī day earlier, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen was 24 years and 240 days when his team played the Baltimore Ravens-including Lamar Jackson, who was the youngest of the group at 24 years and 9 days.Some people today downplay Rivers as an overrated quarterback. Last weekend marked the first time in NFL history that all four starting quarterbacks in one conference were yet to turn 26 before taking the field in the Divisional Round.Īll four were on AFC teams. Rivers' retirement speeds up the generational change in the NFL and particularly in the AFC, where Ben Roethlisberger, Cam Newton, Ryan Tannehill and Derek Carr are the only starting QBs who were drafted before 2017. In his only season in Indianapolis, Rivers led the Colts to an 11-5 record and a wild card berth after throwing for 4,169 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in the regular season. Rivers started 240 games in his career, the 18th most of any NFL player, and his 95.2 career passer rating is the 12th best in NFL annals.Īfter the Chargers missed the playoffs in 2019, Rivers signed a one-year, $25 million deal with the Colts. His completion percentage of 64.9 is the 14th best in NFL history, as is his average of 260 passing yards per game.
Rivers also ranks fifth all-time in terms of passes completed. The NFL's comeback player of the year in 2013, Rivers led the league in passing touchdowns and passing yards in 20 respectively. The quartet are the only four players ahead of Rivers in the list for the most touchdown passes in NFL history, as the Colts quarterback retires with 421 touchdown passes, one more than Hall of Famer Dan Marino. Rivers, however, amassed impressive statistics and ranks fifth in NFL history with 63,440 passing yards, behind only Drew Brees, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre. Rivers spent all but his final season with the Chargers, leading the franchise to the playoffs six times, but the Super Bowl remained frustratingly elusive and the Chargers never made it past the AFC Championship Game. Thank you for being mine."ĭrafted with the fourth overall pick by the New York Giants in the 2004 NFL Draft, Rivers was traded to the San Diego Chargers on the day of the draft in exchange for No. Without a doubt my favorite part of the game, being a teammate. "Thanks to the fans in San Diego and around the nation that both cheered and booed. I appreciate the referees for putting up with all my fussing. I appreciate the opposing defenses making it challenging physically and mentally every week.
Thank you to all my coaches that helped me grow as a player and person. In a statement released on Wednesday to ESPN, Rivers added: "I am grateful to the Chargers for 16 seasons and the Colts for the 17th season. I'm excited to go coach high school football." I love to play,'" the veteran quarterback told the Union-Tribune. "I can sit here and say, 'I can still throw it. 2021 NFL Draft Order Top 28 Picks After Divisional Round.Sarah Thomas to Become First Female to Officiate a Super Bowl Next Month.Patrick Mahomes Set to Practice, Still Not Clear of Concussion Protocol.
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