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Philip Rivers (born December 8, 1981 in Decatur, Alabama) is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL.

In the 2004 NFL Draft, Rivers was obtained in a draft-day trade with the New York Giants -- the Chargers drafted quarterback Eli Manning (despite a statement that he would not play for them) with the first overall pick, and subsequently traded him to the Giants in exchange for Rivers (who the Giants selected with the 4th overall pick) New Yorks 3rd in 2004 and their 1st and 6th(?) in 2005. Coming out of college he was thought to be the most "NFL Ready" of the 4 quarterbacks picked in the 1st round of 2004.

NFL Career

Due to protracted contract negotiations Rivers reported to the team very late in the pre-season process and as a result the Chargers gave incumbent quarterback Drew Brees the opportunity to retain his starting job at the beginning of the season. Unfortunately for Rivers, Brees went on to have by far the best season of his career; by the end of the season Brees was named to the NFL Pro Bowl. Rivers did get very limited playing time in two games of the 2004 season he only threw passes in the last game of the season (a win over Kansas City) when the Chargers had clinched a home playoff spot.

Speculation was running rampant over whether or not Rivers would even remain with the team and whether he had a chance to supplant the resurgent Brees. However, Rivers did stay with the Chargers, and was their second string quarterback after Brees was slapped with the Franchise tag.

Rivers was unable to beat Drew Brees in the preseason prior to 2005 and spent almost the entire year as backup. During the final game of the 2005 season against the Denver Broncos, Rivers came in after Drew Brees was injured due to a hit from Denver tackle Gerard Warren. Rivers completed 12 of 22 passing attempts for 115 yards with one INT and two fumbles.

Brees went on to sign with the New Orleans Saints during the 2006 free agency period, and Rivers was named the starter going into the training camp. Expectations are high for this young quarterback, due to the large amount of talent on the San Diego Chargers' offense and the performance of his peers from the 2004 draft (Eli Manning and Ben Rothlisberger) as starters.

College Career

Philip Rivers attended North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. Rivers shattered almost every NC State and Atlantic Coast Conference passing record in his career which culminated with his record 51st college start establishing a new benchmark for consistency in college football. Rivers was a four-year starter and started as a true freshman for the Wolfpack. The Wolfpack went to four consecutive bowl games under the leadership of Rivers winning three of the four, including a New Year's Day victory over the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in the 2003 Gator Bowl.

High School Career

Philip Rivers attended Athens High School in Athens, Alabama. As a senior, he completed 109 passes out of 195 passes attempted (55.9 percentage of passes completed), saw action at free safety, and was the Alabama Player of the Year.

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