Now that Indianapolis has signed Philip Rivers for its practice squad , could the 44-year-old, who hasn’t played in the NFL in nearly five years, be the Colts’ starting quarterback against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday?

“We’ll see how the week goes,” Colts coach Shane Steichen said on Wednesday. “We’ll get to the end of the week and make that decision.”

Indianapolis reached out Rivers about returning from retirement after starting quarterback Daniel Jones suffered a season-ending Achilles tendon injury in a 36-19 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

With backup Anthony Richardson on injured reserve because of an orbital-bone fracture, former Fairhope High School star Riley Leonard handled the Colts’ offense for the final three quarters of Sunday’s game. But Leonard is de

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