With things starting to slowly return to the status quo amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, several teams will be looking to their veteran leaders to lead them in the coming weeks. While Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers will be playing his first season with the team in 2020, Rivers is a 16-year NFL veteran and is one of the most experienced signal-callers in the league.
Rivers is using that experience and veteran presence to lead his new teammates this offseason, and according to Stephen Holder of The Athletic, the 38-year-old QB has taken the lead in organizing player-only meetings for next week while fourth-year cornerback Kenny Moore is doing the same for the team's defensive players.
According to The Athletic, the workouts will focus on 7-on-7 drills (with both offensive and defensive players) and will be held at a local facility rather than the Colts normal training facility. Due to COVID-19, this offseason has been largely different from others and most of the normal offseason activities have either been delayed, canceled or done online remotely.
NFL rules prohibit coaches from participating in the players-only meeting but Colts head coach Frank Reich is more than on board with Rivers taking a leadership role over his new team:
“I believe the players are doing something on their own,” he said. “They’re going to do some things and work out some stuff, not only on a smaller scale but on a bigger scale. I don’t know how that’s going to play out. But that’s what I’m hearing. They’re working on a couple of things,” Reich said.
As for Rivers, the eight-time Pro Bowler had a down year for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2019 where he completed 66.0 percent of his passes for 4,615 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 20 touchdowns.
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