Philip Rivers already has his next job set up, though he won’t start coaching the St. Michael Catholic High School football team in Alabama until he retires as an NFL quarterback.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers was named the head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School on Friday, the school announced.
Rivers, though, won’t officially take over as head coach of the Fairhope, Alabama, school until he retires from the NFL. The quarterback, who is heading into his 17th season, signed a one-year, $25 million deal with the Colts in March.
“It’s a special day for me and my family really,” Rivers said in a news conference, his voice breaking. “I know I’m going to get little emotional. I had two childhood dreams. One was to play in the NFL, and I’ve been able to do that now going into my 17th season and I still love that. The other is to be a high school football coach as my dad did…. How blessed am I to be able to live both of those out, one on the tail end and one in the beginning stages.
