Philip Rivers seeking NFL comeback, called two teams before playoffs in 2022: report

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As franchise tags and free agent rumors swirl around as the new NFL year approaches on March 15, here’s another one: Philip Rivers might want out of retirement. 

Rich Eisen just returned from the NFL Scouting Combine, and put together a list of the top five rumors he heard from multiple sources in Indianapolis, and his No. 5 on the list was that Rivers actually contacted two NFL teams prior to the playoffs starting to see if his services were needed. 

Rivers, 41, was never signed. 

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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers (17) throwing a pass during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Buffalo Bills, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)

"We all know two teams that were quarterback-needy at the end of the season," Eisen began. "Starting third-stringers and had a chance to go to the playoffs and maybe make a deep run in the playoffs, referring to the Miami Dolphins, and of course, the San Francisco 49ers. I heard at the Combine that Philip Rivers contacted both of them to come back late last year."

Instead, the 49ers went with Brock Purdy, "Mr. Irrelevant" as the last pick in 2022 NFL Draft, and that was expected considering how well he was playing. The Dolphins went with Skylar Thompson, another seventh-round rookie that almost had a large upset in him in Buffalo before the Bills closed it out. 

But could Rivers still be searching for a team that wants him? 

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