INDIANAPOLIS – DeForest Buckner believed everything was fine. There were the normal aches and pains – those of living and working in the NFL’s violent world – but nothing out of the ordinary in the days following the Indianapolis Colts’ Nov. 2 loss at Pittsburgh. Until, that is, the 6'7", 295-pounder couldn’t perform a basic [...] … [Read more...] about DeForest Buckner on mend from herniated disc in neck: ‘Right now, I’m in a great spot’
Colts Blue Zone Podcast 448: A New Dadgum Quarterback
Desperation has set in for the Indianapolis Colts, who will turn to Philip Rivers--a Hall-of-Fame-caliber player five years removed from the NFL--to run the offense. Rivers last played pro football in January 2021, when he guided the Colts to the playoffs after a decade-plus with the Chargers. Dave Griffiths, Mike Chappell and Matt Adams try [...] … [Read more...] about Colts Blue Zone Podcast 448: A New Dadgum Quarterback
Colts’ Riley Leonard full participant despite sprained knee; Philip Rivers’ Hall of Fame clock will reset
INDIANAPOLIS – Philip Rivers’ return was the overarching topic Wednesday at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center, as was the possibility that the 44-year-old quarterback starting his first game in 1,800 days. But there’s another possibility: Rookie Riley Leonard making his first start Sunday when the Indianapolis Colts visit the 10-3 Seahawks in Seattle. “We’ll [...] … [Read more...] about Colts’ Riley Leonard full participant despite sprained knee; Philip Rivers’ Hall of Fame clock will reset
Colts' Philip Rivers: 'There’s something about being back in this building that feels right'
INDIANAPOLIS – It was a typical Sunday in the Rivers’ household until it wasn’t. Philip Rivers – former long-time, prolific NFL quarterback, current head coach at St. Michael Catholic in Fairhope, Ala., admitted full-time football junkie – was watching his former team, the Indianapolis Colts, because his other former team, the Los Angeles Chargers, were [...] … [Read more...] about Colts' Philip Rivers: 'There’s something about being back in this building that feels right'
'Dadgummit, let's freakin' go': How Philip Rivers became the new Colts quarterback
INDIANAPOLIS – When Daniel Jones went down with a season-ending Achilles injury, the Colts knew they needed to get creative. His backup, Riley Leonard, was a rookie sixth-round pick. Last year’s starter, Anthony Richardson Sr., was on injured reserve. So head coach Shane Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard hatched an unconventional plan: asking Philip [...] … [Read more...] about 'Dadgummit, let's freakin' go': How Philip Rivers became the new Colts quarterback