"The day after the loss, buzz had leaked out that the Colts were entertaining the implausible possibility of signing the high school football coach and grandfather from Alabama. Player group chats immediately began buzzing all night into Tuesday as everybody waited for confirmation. Rivers said even as late as lunchtime that Tuesday, he still was sitting in a hotel room, wrestling with whether he wanted to play again."
"This roster has been through it this year. The Colts were 7-1 through eight weeks, and now are suddenly 8-5, with QB Daniel Jones suffering a season-ending Achilles injury three days earlier against Jacksonville. Some players describe the locker room that Sunday after the Jags game as devastated. Others say that description is an understatement. Most use the same word to describe what it felt like as they got on the team plane: There was no "juice." Rivers provides 100 percent organic, detoxified juice."
Philip Rivers agreed to address and potentially rejoin the Indianapolis Colts amid a sudden midseason collapse and a season-ending Achilles injury to Daniel Jones. Rivers stood before roughly 70 teammates, including 14 who had played with him in 2020, as the roster searched for direction after falling from 7-1 to 8-5. Locker-room morale was described as devastated and devoid of "juice," prompting intense team chatter when news of Rivers surfaced. Conversations and organizational energy swelled at the possibility of his return, even as Rivers wrestled privately with whether he wanted to play again.
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