The Indianapolis Colts are finalizing a deal to make Philip Rivers their new quarterback, according to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports.
This is something that was expected all along.
When the Los Angeles Chargers announced earlier this offseason that they would be parting ways with Rivers, the Colts were immediately named as the most likely destination.
Indianapolis found itself in need of a quarterback rather suddenly in August of last year, as Andrew Luck surprisingly retired a couple of weeks before the regular season began.
The Colts employed Jacoby Brissett as the starter, and Brissett was impressive early on, leading Indianapolis to a 5-2 record over its first seven games and actually representing a fringe MVP candidate in the early stages of the season.
However, during the second half of the year, Brissett and Indy faded, as the Colts proceeded to lose seven of their last nine games to finish the season with a record of 7-9.
To be fair to Brissett, Indianapolis' offense was ravaged by injuries throughout the season, with wide receivers T.Y. Hilton, Devin Funchess and Parris Campbell, tight end Eric Ebron and running back Marlon Mack all missing significant time. Even Brissett himself missed a game due to a sprained MCL.
Regardless, it seems pretty clear that the Colts have very little confidence in Brissett moving forward, which is why they have decided to jump on Rivers, who spent the first 16 years of his NFL career with the Chargers.
That being said, Rivers is coming off of a shaky 2019 campaign in which he threw 23 touchdowns and 20 interceptions.
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