An Indianapolis Colts team experiencing a quarterback crisis convinced 44-year-old Philip Rivers to come out of retirement and join their practice squad roughly 48 hours after starter Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon.

While speaking with reporters on Wednesday, head coach Shane Steichen shared how the Colts ended up at a point where they seemingly are on track to start Rivers at the 10-3 Seattle Seahawks this coming Sunday.

When Colts reached out to Philip Rivers

Per a video shared by Colts radio announcer Matt Taylor, Steichen noted that he approached general manager Chris Ballard about reaching out to Rivers once the club learned that backup Riley Leonard was dealing with a strained knee ligament.

"He said, 'Heck yeah, I'm inter

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