Philip Rivers once played through a torn ACL, so something like a toe injury won’t keep him on the sidelines. Even if he needs surgery to fix it.

Rivers injured his toe in a Week 11 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers, and has been experiencing discomfort because of it for the past two weeks.

The subsequent medical tests showed that the injury is severe enough to require a procedure, but the 39-year-old star doesn’t plan to go down that route before the season ends.

“I’m working each week trying to find a way to be out there. I don’t feel any limitations,” Rivers told reporters on Sunday.

The reason why Philip Rivers doesn’t want to deal with the injury right now is because Indianapolis is currently positioned to make a deep playoff run in 2020.

The Colts are currently tied with the Tennessee Titans at 8-4 in the AFC South and will most likely make the postseason, either by winning the division or by snatching one of the wild card spots.

Additionally, Rivers doesn’t want to jeopardize his impressive streak of consecutive regular season starts. Since Week 1 of the 2006 NFL season, he has made 235 consecutive starts, and is only trailing Brett Favre (297) among QBs in the league’s history.

Rivers has enjoyed a solid season in his first year with Colts, completing 68.1 percent of his passes while throwing for 3,263 yards, 18 touchdowns, and nine interceptions through the first 12 games.

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It was a great night on Thursday for Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Philip Rivers as he not only led his team to an important 34-17 win over divisional rivals Tennessee Titans but also certified his place in NFL history.

Rivers finished the game with 308 yards, which took his career total to 61,666 passing yards and pushed him on the fifth place of NFL’s All-Time passing list. The 38-year-old player jumped over Hall of Famer Dan Marino with Brett Favre (71,838), Peyton Manning (71,940), Tom Brady (76,969), and Drew Brees (79,536) sitting in front of him.

“Those guys up there on that list, I don’t know that I’m in their category, and that’s okay, but Dan Marino was on my wall,” said Rivers about the achievement. “He was a poster on my wall as a young boy in Decatur and Athens, Alabama, so it’s special.”

2020 is proving to be an achievement-filled season for Rivers considering that he previously jumped over Marino on the all-time completions list while becoming just the sixth player in the history of the league to throw more than 400 touchdown passes.

Rivers threw just one TD pass on Thursday, but that was enough for his Colts to grab a victory since running back Nyheim Hines was in the mood and delivered two additional scores. Indianapolis are now sitting at the top of the AFC South with a 6-3 record and tiebreaker over Tennessee.

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The Philip Rivers era at Los Angele Chargers if officially over. The team and Rivers released a joint statement on Monday in which they announced that the 38-year-old signal-caller’s time with the organization has come to an end.

Rivers will enter the free agency and will be able to sign with a team of his liking, as his contract with the Chargers expires in March.

“After stepping back a bit from last season, we reconnected with Philip and his representatives to look at how 2019 played out, assess our future goals, evaluate the current state of the roster and see if there was a path forward that made sense for both parties,” said general manager Tom Telesco. “As we talked through various scenarios, it became apparent that it would be best for Philip and the Chargers to turn the page on what has truly been a remarkable run.”

Talking about the timing of the statement, Telesco said this enables both parties “to put themselves in the best position” ahead of the next season.

Rivers, who was the fourth overall pick in 2004, landed with the Chargers after the trade with New York Giants shortly after the draft. Since then, he led the team to six postseason appearances while making eight Pro Bowl appearances. He passed for 59,271 yards and 397 touchdowns over the past 16 years while setting numerous franchise records.

Rivers’ 224 consecutive starts are also second-most by a quarterback in the NFL history.

“I never took for granted the opportunity to lead this team out onto the field for 235 games,” said Rivers. “We had a lot of great moments, beginning in San Diego and then finishing in L.A. I wish my teammates and coaches nothing but the best moving forward. “

Following Philip Rivers’ exit, Chargers will now probably turn to backup Tyrod Taylor unless they can land some of the other big-name free agent QBs like Tom Brady or Teddy Bridgewater. There is also a possibility of them drafting a QB in the upcoming draft.

Rivers, on the other hand, will probably look to land with a franchise that has a talented squad, but struggles with the quarterback position. The teams that come to mind are Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts.

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Philip Rivers once played through a torn ACL, so something like a toe injury won’t keep him on the sidelines. Even if he needs surgery to fix it.

Rivers injured his toe in a Week 11 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers, and has been experiencing discomfort because of it for the past two weeks.

The subsequent medical tests showed that the injury is severe enough to require a procedure, but the 39-year-old star doesn’t plan to go down that route before the season ends.

“I’m working each week trying to find a way to be out there. I don’t feel any limitations,” Rivers told reporters on Sunday.

The reason why Philip Rivers doesn’t want to deal with the injury right now is because Indianapolis is currently positioned to make a deep playoff run in 2020.

The Colts are currently tied with the Tennessee Titans at 8-4 in the AFC South and will most likely make the postseason, either by winning the division or by snatching one of the wild card spots.

Additionally, Rivers doesn’t want to jeopardize his impressive streak of consecutive regular season starts. Since Week 1 of the 2006 NFL season, he has made 235 consecutive starts, and is only trailing Brett Favre (297) among QBs in the league’s history.

Rivers has enjoyed a solid season in his first year with Colts, completing 68.1 percent of his passes while throwing for 3,263 yards, 18 touchdowns, and nine interceptions through the first 12 games.

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It was a great night on Thursday for Indianapolis Colts’ quarterback Philip Rivers as he not only led his team to an important 34-17 win over divisional rivals Tennessee Titans but also certified his place in NFL history.

Rivers finished the game with 308 yards, which took his career total to 61,666 passing yards and pushed him on the fifth place of NFL’s All-Time passing list. The 38-year-old player jumped over Hall of Famer Dan Marino with Brett Favre (71,838), Peyton Manning (71,940), Tom Brady (76,969), and Drew Brees (79,536) sitting in front of him.

“Those guys up there on that list, I don’t know that I’m in their category, and that’s okay, but Dan Marino was on my wall,” said Rivers about the achievement. “He was a poster on my wall as a young boy in Decatur and Athens, Alabama, so it’s special.”

2020 is proving to be an achievement-filled season for Rivers considering that he previously jumped over Marino on the all-time completions list while becoming just the sixth player in the history of the league to throw more than 400 touchdown passes.

Rivers threw just one TD pass on Thursday, but that was enough for his Colts to grab a victory since running back Nyheim Hines was in the mood and delivered two additional scores. Indianapolis are now sitting at the top of the AFC South with a 6-3 record and tiebreaker over Tennessee.

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The Philip Rivers era at Los Angele Chargers if officially over. The team and Rivers released a joint statement on Monday in which they announced that the 38-year-old signal-caller’s time with the organization has come to an end.

Rivers will enter the free agency and will be able to sign with a team of his liking, as his contract with the Chargers expires in March.

“After stepping back a bit from last season, we reconnected with Philip and his representatives to look at how 2019 played out, assess our future goals, evaluate the current state of the roster and see if there was a path forward that made sense for both parties,” said general manager Tom Telesco. “As we talked through various scenarios, it became apparent that it would be best for Philip and the Chargers to turn the page on what has truly been a remarkable run.”

Talking about the timing of the statement, Telesco said this enables both parties “to put themselves in the best position” ahead of the next season.

Rivers, who was the fourth overall pick in 2004, landed with the Chargers after the trade with New York Giants shortly after the draft. Since then, he led the team to six postseason appearances while making eight Pro Bowl appearances. He passed for 59,271 yards and 397 touchdowns over the past 16 years while setting numerous franchise records.

Rivers’ 224 consecutive starts are also second-most by a quarterback in the NFL history.

“I never took for granted the opportunity to lead this team out onto the field for 235 games,” said Rivers. “We had a lot of great moments, beginning in San Diego and then finishing in L.A. I wish my teammates and coaches nothing but the best moving forward. “

Following Philip Rivers’ exit, Chargers will now probably turn to backup Tyrod Taylor unless they can land some of the other big-name free agent QBs like Tom Brady or Teddy Bridgewater. There is also a possibility of them drafting a QB in the upcoming draft.

Rivers, on the other hand, will probably look to land with a franchise that has a talented squad, but struggles with the quarterback position. The teams that come to mind are Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts.

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