The 44-year-old Rivers, currently playing white knight to Indy’s 2025 season, has spent at least part of his NFL retirement working as the high school football coach at St. Michael Catholic in Fairhope, Ala. So, of course, the players on the team got together on Monday to watch the future Hall of Famer make his second NFL start in five years.

Learn more about Philip Rivers' wife, Tiffany Rivers, as she navigates her husband's surprising NFL comeback with their 10 kids.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers made NFL fans smile on Monday night with a great showing in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers.

Antonio Gates, Eric Weddle and more ex-teammates explain Rivers' return: "I think the Colts need him, and the NFL needs him, too.”

This policy is especially notable for the Colts QB and his wife, Tiffany Rivers, who have 10 kids with a wild age range from 2 to 23. According to The Athletic’s Jordy Fee-Platt, Rivers was set to lose his coverage in August 2026. Now the five-year clock will reset at his next retirement.

Both Indianapolis Colts star running back Jonathan Taylor and head coach Shane Steichen feel Philip Rivers has provided their team with "juice" by coming out of retirement to join them for the last four games of the 2025 NFL season.

The Colts should try to get in touch with Rivers once his son, Gunner Helm, concludes his run at St. Michael Catholic. If Rivers can be away from the NFL for that long and mentally pick apart defenses at the line of scrimmage, that indicates he has the zenith of football IQ.

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