The Los Angeles Chargers earlier this week announced that they would be “moving on” from franchise quarterback Philip Rivers.
What this means for the 38-year-old quarterback’s future remains to be seen, but given the fact that Rivers has moved his family to Florida, speculation has already begun that he could wind up finding employment with any of the Sunshine State’s three NFL teams, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
In fact, Tony Kornheiser of ESPN’s “Pardon the Interruption” said on Tuesday’s show that Rivers might be the Bucs’ preferred choice:
“All the teams in Florida need a quarterback, every one of the teams. And Bruce Arians — he’ll go with Philip Rivers because he’s seen him for a lot of years. He doesn’t want a quarterback that’s going to throw 30 picks, although Philip Rivers throws a lot.”
Rivers actually threw 20 interceptions, third most in the league behind only Jameis Winston (30) and Baker Mayfield (21). In fact, Rivers has thrown 20 or more interceptions three times over the course of his career.
As much as Rivers’ playoff experience would be valued in that Bucs locker room, I’d actually place more trust in Winston than Rivers going into 2020. Several quarterbacks have come out saying that now that Winston has a year of playing for Arians under his belt, we’ll start to see some big results.
Until the Bucs make an official decision on Winston, however, the speculation about Rivers to the Bucs will continue.
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