Philip Rivers interviewing for Bills coaching job after brief NFL return: report

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It does not seem like Philip Rivers wants to stay away from professional football.

Just as he became a Hall of Fame semifinalist, Rivers pushed back his eligibility for Canton to return to the NFL after nearly five years away, playing three games for the Indianapolis Colts this past season.

But now, in his second retirement stint, Rivers is reportedly interviewing for the vacant Buffalo Bills coaching job.

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers stands on the sidelines during the first half against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)

The Bills fired Sean McDermott on Monday, two days after a controversial loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round. Owner Terry Pegula said the loss resulted in McDermott's firing.

Rivers is currently the head coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama. He announced his official retirement just before the new year.

"I am (done)," Rivers said at the time. "I got a son who will be a senior, and I got that St. Michael football team ready to go. We got beat in the semifinals two years in a row," he added. "So, it’ll be his senior year. My second son will be a ninth grader. They’ll be on the same team together.

"So, it’ll be fun to get back with the boys back home. The school has been really excited. A lot of them came to the game last week. It’ll be fun. It’ll kick-start our offseason program, to say the least. Maybe the things I say to them they’ll take it a little more seriously now that I was just out there playing."

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) passes against the San