Philip Rivers' NFL return comes with key family incentive as he tries helping Colts to playoffs

Philip Rivers’ Indianapolis Colts declaration comes with much than conscionable a steadfast sum for the 4 games helium intends to play with the franchise that needed him astatine quarterback.

Rivers shocked everyone successful the shot satellite erstwhile helium answered a telephone from the Colts, the past NFL squad helium played for successful 2020 earlier hanging up his cleats for bully — astatine slightest that’s what helium believed then.

Rivers came retired of status to motion a one-year woody worthy the seasoned minimum of $1.255 million, according to Pro Football Talk. That deal, though, is reportedly prorated implicit the adjacent 4 games, with Rivers’ existent take-home wage astatine $278,889.

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Indianapolis Colts backmost Philip Rivers (17) connected the sideline during the crippled against the Houston Texans astatine NRG Stadium connected Dec. 6, 2020. (Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports)

But there’s much than conscionable the six-figure sum that Rivers is getting by coming backmost to the NFL. In fact, it mightiness beryllium much important for a begetter of 10 children.

Rivers’ wellness security from the league is besides back, and it was acceptable to expire with his 5 years post-career being up astatine the extremity of this season.

Now, Rivers’ expiration day has been reset to 5 much years, meaning the league’s wellness security program that helium was connected volition beryllium going done 2030. Pretty saccharine woody for his family, too.

COLTS' PHILIP RIVERS HOPES EMOTIONAL NFL RETURN PROVIDES INSPIRATION

Rivers was affectional aft his archetypal crippled back, which ended successful a nonaccomplishment to the Seattle Seahawks by mode of walk-off tract goal. Blake Grupe had drilled a 60-yarder to springiness the Colts the lead, but Seahawks kicker Jason Myers deed his sixth tract extremity of the crippled for the 18-16 triumph astatine home.

Rivers was 18-of-27 for 120 yards with 1 touchdown and 1 interception with a 73.1 passer standing successful his return.

Indianapolis Colts backmost Philip Rivers (17) earlier playing against the Buffalo Bills successful the AFC Wild Card crippled astatine Bills Stadium connected Jan. 9, 2021. (Rich Barnes/USA TODAY Sports)

"Maybe it volition animate oregon thatch not to tally oregon beryllium frightened of what whitethorn oregon whitethorn not happen," Rivers said aft the nonaccomplishment astir what his instrumentality could mean to those watching. "Hopefully, I deliberation of my sons and those shot players that I’m successful complaint of astatine the school, they’ll accidental like, ‘Crap, manager wasn’t scared.’

"There is doubt, and it’s real. The guaranteed harmless stake is to spell location oregon to not spell for it, and the different 1 is, ‘Shoot, let’s spot what happens.’ I anticipation successful that consciousness that tin beryllium a affirmative to immoderate young boys, oregon young people."

Colts caput manager Shane Steichen committed to Rivers instantly for the team’s "Monday Night Football" crippled against the San Francisco 49ers this week, which doesn’t travel arsenic a surprise.

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Indianapolis remains successful the playoff hunt successful the AFC, hoping to drawback a four-game losing streak aft going 8-2 to statesman the season.

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