Philip Rivers drawing head coaching interest from NFL teams after shocking Colts return
NY Post
Veteran quarterback Philip Rivers became one of the NFL’s feel-good stories of the year when he returned midseason for the Colts after a nearly five-year retirement.
Though his playing career has come to a close, as the non-contending Colts started rookie Riley Leonard in their regular-season finale Sunday against the Texans, it seems that Rivers could write yet another chapter at the professional level.
According to a Sunday report from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the 44-year-old Rivers could become a potential head-coaching candidate in the upcoming cycle, and “the current belief is that Rivers gets at least one opportunity to interview, possibly more.”
The Giants and Titans entered Sunday’s slate as the only teams with head-coaching vacancies, though it’s anticipated that opportunities will swell after the regular season’s conclusion.
According to the report, teams have already begun “doing research on Rivers as a candidate and making background calls.”
This happened last year as well, Rapoport revealed, but Rivers never seemed interested in a return to the NFL — a contention that could have shifted, of course, after his stunning return to the league last month.
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