It’s been a busy six weeks for Philip Rivers.
The eight-time Pro Bowl quarterback came out of retirement two days after his 44th birthday to start three games for the Indianapolis Colts. That ended a four-year layoff since his last action with the Colts in 2020.
That may not be the last we see of Rivers on an NFL sideline.
Rivers is interviewing with the Buffalo Bills for their head coaching job, per multiple reports.
The Bills are searching for their next coach after firing Sean McDermott, and Rivers would be a wild-card in the mix. He currently coaches St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama.
Rivers and Bills quarterback Josh Allen are reportedly close friends and the 2024 NFL MVP will have a big say in Buffalo’s next head coach.
Rivers lost all three of his starts in 2025 to the Seahawks, 49ers, and Jaguars. He completed 58 of 92 passes (63%) for 544 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions.
Indianapolis signed Rivers following a season-ending injury to starting quarterback Daniel Jones and another injury to backup Riley Leonard.
Those injuries were a big reason behind the Colts’ collapse from early AFC frontrunner to missing the playoffs altogether.
Indianapolis was the last team to hire a coach without any NFL or college coaching experience when they brought in Jeff Saturday on an interim basis in 2022. If hired, Rivers would be the first non-interim head coaching hire with that designation from at least the last 60 years of the NFL.
