Former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers called it a career on Wednesday as he retired from the NFL after 17 seasons.
The former first-round pick from the 2004 NFL draft had an illustrious career with a Hall of Fame resume despite never winning a Super Bowl. While the Colts will be searching for his replacement, Twitter reacted to the news of his retirement.
I’ll never forget lining up for a play and Phil pointing to one of our linebackers and telling him he was lined up wrong based off the blitz we were about to run and being 100% correct about it haha.
One of the smartest I’ve ever played against and a hell of a competitor. https://t.co/1AZxyvDafu
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) January 20, 2021
Philip Rivers career:
* 5th most passing yards ever: 63,440
* 5th most passing TD ever: 421
* 8X Pro BowlerPerhaps most impressively: 252 straight starts. Never missed a game.
Rivers played through a *TORN ACL* in the 2007 AFC Championship.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 20, 2021
2004 ▶️ 2020
A phenomenal career for Philip Rivers. pic.twitter.com/aDzY02NwP2
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) January 20, 2021
A small thing to most but huge to me:
Philip Rivers gave this story to one person: Kevin Acee, longtime columnist from the San Diego Union-Tribune. He'd covered Rivers for years and they were close. Rivers is loyal, man. To people he trusts, his teammates, and to San Diego.
— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) January 20, 2021
Drew Brees watching Twitter celebrate Philip Rivers’ retirement before officially announcing his: pic.twitter.com/sFyqKtFm3H
— Cameron DaSilva (@camdasilva) January 20, 2021
Philip Rivers and his A+ trash talk are retiring from the NFL.
We'll miss it.
(via @thecheckdown) pic.twitter.com/2xjMkBGWfl
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 20, 2021
Philip Rivers letting @sdutKevinAcee write the story of his retirement after Acee chronicled most of his career day in and day out… pic.twitter.com/SGuu0jo8yN
— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) January 20, 2021
With Philip Rivers retiring, that means the Colts will now have a fourth different starting QB in Frank Reich's four seasons:
2018: Luck
2019: Brissett
2020: Rivers
2021: ???— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) January 20, 2021
Philip Rivers is a Hall of Famer. Congrats on an amazing career.
And now add the Colts to the list of teams that need a starting quarterback for 2021. https://t.co/OoGJeWzW7s
— Matt Miller (@nfldraftscout) January 20, 2021
Colts coach Frank Reich on Philip Rivers:
"Unbelievable career and player! Happy for him to go out on such a good season and on his own terms. He will be missed – love him!!!"
— Zak Keefer (@zkeefer) January 20, 2021
Philip Rivers ranking in the Top 5 in NFL history in completions, passing yards, & passing TDs.
He finished his career w/ 8 straight seasons w/ 4,000+ passing yards @gmfb @nflnetwork @NFLResearch
— Will Selva (@WillSelvaTV) January 20, 2021
