The San Francisco 49ers will be gearing up to face the Indianapolis Colts this weekend, and the Colts now have a new another quarterback. His name: Philip Rivers. A quarterback who retired in the 2021 offseason.

This isn’t the first time a team has tried to pull him out of retirement.

Back in 2022, the 49ers had a quarterback injury situation not unlike what the Colts face now. First, Trey Lance went down in Week 2, and Jimmy Garoppolo returned once again as the starting quarterback. Then he broke his foot in Week 13, opening the door for Brock Purdy.

The 49ers immediately needed a Plan…well, whatever letter in the alphabet they were on with quarterbacks in 2022.

“We talked to Philip as soon as Jimmy broke his foot,” Kyle Shanahan said in his Wednesday press conference.

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