Philip Rivers is slated to make a little over a quarter of a million dollars for being a part of the final four games of the Colts’ regular season.
The 44-year-old quarterback inked a one-year deal with Indianapolis this month to come out of retirement for a vet minimum of $1.255 million, Pro Football Talk reported Wednesday.
When prorated over the four games he’ll be a part of the roster, Rivers’ total pay will be $278,889.
One of the more notable aspects of his return, though, is the resetting of his NFL health insurance clock.
The league-supplied benefit was slated to go away next month — as it was to expire five years after his last snap in the NFL. However, he’ll now get five more years should he re-retire after this season, a big deal for a man with 10 children.
Before his comeback, Rivers made more than $240 million in NFL contracts alone.
Rivers — whose Hall of Fame eligibility clock will also reset following this year — began his NFL career over two decades ago after being selected in the first round of the 2004 draft.
He became a starter in 2006 for the Chargers and went on to play a total of 18 years in the league. Rivers hadn’t played following his one season in Indianapolis in 2020, but he returned to the Colts on Dec. 9 following injuries to quarterbacks Daniel Jones, Anthony Richardson and Riley Leonard.
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In his first game back last weekend against the Seahawks, Rivers played so-so, throwing for 120 yards on 18-of-27 passing. He tacked on a touchdown and an interception.
Rivers is expected to be under center yet again next week, when the Colts play on “Monday Night Football” against the 49ers.
[Notigroup Newsroom in collaboration with other media outlets, with information from the following sources]
