Philip Rivers embraces NFL comeback at quarterback after return to Colts: ‘I thought that ship had sailed’

Philip Rivers stepped away from the NFL following the 2020 season. He appeared in 16 games that year in what, until recently, marked his lone season with the Indianapolis Colts.

Fast-forward five years, as a season-ending injury to Colts starter Daniel Jones prompted Rivers’ former team to give him a call about the possibility of putting his retirement on pause. The 44-year-old Rivers was signed to Indy’s practice squad this week.

Until recently, Rivers said he believed his football story was already completely writ...