Rivers, 44, says he didn't return to motivate, but there is a lesson in his start Sunday for the kids he coaches in Alabama.

The 44-year-old quarterback was elevated to the Colts’ starter against the Seahawks after signing with the team earlier in the week.

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport spoke to members of Philip Rivers' high school football team in Alabama ahead of the quarterback's climactic return to the NFL as the Indianapolis Colts' starter versus the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

Philip Rivers fought back ears after making his return, hoping that his comeback teaches his kids and high school players he coaches to not be scared.

The 44-year-old coach of the St. Michael Catholic High School football team in Fairhope, Rivers rallied the Colts after Seattle took its first lead at 15-13 on Myers’ 30-yard field goal with 2:27 remaining.

Rivers completed 18 of his 27 passes for 120 yards and led a drive that put the Colts ahead with less than a minute left.

NFL quarterback Philip Rivers has been married to his wife, Tiffany Rivers, since 2001 and they share 10 children. Here’s everything to know about the former NFL player's wife.

Philip Rivers contuvo las lágrimas al considerar qué mensaje enviaría a sus hijos, o a los jóvenes después de casi llevar a los Colts de Indianápolis a la victoria a los 44 años.

Philip Rivers has 10 kids — seven daughters and three sons — with his wife, Tiffany Rivers. When the youngest child, Andrew Joseph Rivers, was born in November 2023, the oldest Rivers child, Halle Rivers, was 21 years old.