Philip Rivers has just one year left on the seven-year contract he signed in 2009 and he's prepared to play that final year out before any talk of an extension with the San Diego Chargers.
Chargers QB Philip Rivers content to play out contract
Philip Rivers has just one more season left on his contract with San Diego and is willing to play it out before committing to the team.
In an interview with Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune, Rivers was honest about his uncertainty with the direction of the Chargers and his unwillingness to commit to the team long-term. At age 33, retirement isn’t far for Rivers, but it’s possible he could leave the Chargers and play for another team before that happens.
The construction of the team’s roster is one reason Rivers is hesitant to stick with the Chargers, but the possibility of a relocation to Los Angeles isn’t something that he wants to be a part of.
“What we’ve established here with my growing family is hard to recreate,” he said. “It’s hard to up and recreate that. I know that moves are part of life. But that certainly is fair to say that (not being sold on moving to Los Angeles) is part of it. The good thing is I’m not under contract in a year where we’d potentially be in Los Angeles.”
The Chargers have spent years trying to get a new stadium in San Diego to replace Qualcomm Stadium, which opened in 1967, but haven't made much progress in that regard. Recently, the Chargers announced the possibility of a shared stadium in L.A. with the Oakland Raiders.
In addition to the stadium issue, Rivers is keeping an eye on the moves made by Chargers general manager Tom Telesco to improve the team's roster after back-to-back 9-7 seasons. So far those moves have been primarily on the offensive side of the ball with the additions of guard Orlando Franklin and wide receiver Stevie Johnson.
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Marcus Mariota is considered to be another possible addition for the Chargers, and the team will work out the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback in April. As owners of the No. 17 pick, a trade up the draft order would likely be necessary to land Mariota, but with Rivers at age 33 and uncertainty that he’ll be with the team in 2016, finding a quarterback of the future could be a priority for the Chargers.
Rivers has started every game for the Chargers over the past nine seasons and has 36,655 career passing yards with 252 touchdowns and 122 interceptions. He needs just three more touchdown passes to eclipse Dan Fouts and become the franchise’s all-time leader in the stat.
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