Breaking: Colts QB Philip Rivers is retiring from the NFL after 17 seasons, he told The San Diego Union Tribune.

Philip Rivers’ statement to ESPN is dadgum tremendous:

Philip Rivers is retiring after 17 NFL seasons, per
@sdutKevinAcee
“It’s just time. It’s just right.”
Salute to a legend.
@brgridiron 
Phillip Rivers is finally pulling out
Congrats to a legend

Colts’ QB Philip Rivers is retiring from football, he told
@sdutKevinAcee.
Philip Rivers stories are gonna hit different now 🤣
@JJWatt 
Thinking about Sunday’s without Phil Rivers

Philip Rivers announces retirement after 17-year career.

Now that Rivers is retiring he can finally settle down and think about having some children
Philip Rivers and his A+ trash talk are retiring from the NFL.
We'll miss it.
(via
@thecheckdown)

Today marks 13 years since Philip Rivers played through a torn ACL against the Patriots in the AFC championship.
Fitting day for a legend to go out.
(via @NFLThrowback)

Philip Rivers career:
* 5th most passing yards ever: 63,440
* 5th most passing TD ever: 421
* 8X Pro Bowler
Perhaps most impressively: 252 straight starts. Never missed a game.
Rivers played through a *TORN ACL* in the 2007 AFC Championship.
philip rivers loves football

Philip Rivers always gave it all he had 🙏
(via
@Chargers)

Philip Rivers retires at fourth place among living current and former NFL players in CHILDREN.
1. Antonio Cromartie, 14
2. Travis Henry, 11
3. Willis McGahee, 10
4. Philip Rivers, 9
T5. Kurt Warner, 7
T5. Adrian Peterson, 7
T5. Chad Ochocinco, 7
Congrats to that boy rivers gone miss the competition and trash talking .
Retiring Phillip Rivers Regrets Never Catching Genghis Khan On All-Time Child Production List
https://t.co/xEk6uZEh8o 
@JJWatt Always see you guys giving each other much respect.. Happy Retirement Philip Rivers..

My favorite moment of Philip Rivers’ incredible career was a simple QB run.
Thank you, Philip. Shoot, I can’t wait to see which boots and bolo tie you wear in Canton! 😭👀 #BoltUp

Eli Manning's 2011 season trumps Philip Rivers entire career
Philip Rivers kids: “Now that you’re retired, more play time right?”
Philip:

Today is a day of history. We say good bye to a hard working, great man. One we can all agree had the potential to stay longer but chose to walk away on his own terms. Nothing but respect. Happy retirement, Phillip Rivers.
Philip Rivers calls it a career 13 years to the day after playing through a torn ACL in the 2007 AFC Championship. (via
@nflthrowback)

Former #Chargers RB Melvin Gordon with a really nice message to former QB Philip Rivers. He mentions that he wanted to help Rivers and TE Antonio Gates win a Super Bowl ring “thats probably going to haunt me that I didn’t.” Very nice message from the running back.

Ʊ The Bring The Juice #Colts Podcast Ʊ@BTJPodThe love that Rivers gets is absolutely insane. The guy never won, was a walking meme for blowing late game comebacks, and had he played in a market that matters, would have been torn to shreds on a weekly basis for his lack of real success.
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