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Philip Rivers’ contract with the Indianapolis Colts comes with more than just a good sum for the four games he intends to play with the franchise that needed him as a quarterback.
Rivers surprised everyone in the football world when he answered a call from the Colts, the last NFL team he played for in 2020 before hanging up his cleats for good — at least that’s what he believed at the time.
Rivers came out of retirement to sign a one-year deal worth a veteran minimum of $1.255 million, according to Pro Football Talk. However, that deal will reportedly be prorated over the next four games, with Rivers’ actual net salary being $278,889.
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) on the sidelines during the game against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 6, 2020. (Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports)
But there’s more to it than just the six-figure sum Rivers will receive upon returning to the NFL. In fact, it might be more important to a father of 10 children.
Rivers’ health insurance from the league has also returned, and was set to expire with his post-career five years at the end of this season.
Now, Rivers’ expiration date has been reset to five more years, meaning the league’s health insurance plan he was on will be extended through 2030. A pretty sweet deal for his family, too.
COLTS’ PHILIP RIVERS HOPES EMOTIONAL RETURN OF NFL PROVIDES INSPIRATION
Rivers was emotional after his first game back, which ended in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks via field goal. Blake Grupe had drilled a 60-yarder to give the Colts the lead, but Seahawks kicker Jason Myers scored his sixth field goal of the game for the 18-16 home victory.
Rivers was 18 of 27 for 120 yards with a touchdown and an interception with a 73.1 passer rating in his return.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) before playing against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Wild Card game at Bills Stadium on January 9, 2021. (Rich Barnes/USA TODAY Sports)
“Maybe it will inspire or teach you not to run or be afraid of what may or may not happen,” Rivers said after the loss about what his return could mean for those watching. “Hopefully, I think about my kids and the players I’m in charge of at school, who will say, ‘Shit, the coach wasn’t afraid.’
“There are doubts, and they are real. The guaranteed safe bet is to go home or not try, and the other is: ‘Shoot, let’s see what happens.’ I hope that in that sense it can be positive for some young men or women.”
Colts head coach Shane Steichen immediately committed to Rivers for the team’s “Monday Night Football” game against the San Francisco 49ers this week, which is no surprise.
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Indianapolis remains in the playoff hunt in the AFC, hoping to snap a four-game losing streak after going 8-2 to start the season.
