FAIRHOPE, Ala. – Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers has already lined up his first job after he retires from the NFL.
Rivers was introduced Friday as the head coach-in-waiting at St. Michael Catholic High School in a news conference on campus.
After playing his first 16 professional seasons with the Chargers – and making the move with them from San Diego to Los Angeles in 2017 – Rivers signed a one-year deal with the Colts worth $25 million guaranteed in March. Rivers didn’t offer a timetable on when he’d actually be available for the private school in the Mobile area.
“I think it’s a one-year-at-a-time deal at this point, when you get to 38 and you’ve played as long as I have,” Rivers said. “I think you take it one year at a time. We hope it’s more than one year, but I think it’s one year at a time and go from there.”
Athletic director Paul Knapstein will serve as St. Michael’s interim coach in the meantime.