After parting ways with the Chargers, quarterback Philip Rivers signed with the Colts to a one-year deal earlier this offseason.
Once he is done with his stint with Indianapolis, Rivers has his next job lined up already.
Rivers will take over as the head football coach at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, AL, once he retires from the NFL, according to AL.com.
“It’s a special day for me and my family really,” Rivers said during a Friday press conference at St. Michael. “I will probably get a little emotional. I had two childhood dreams. One was to play in the NFL, and I’m now going into my 17th season. The other was to be a high school football coach as my dad was. How blessed am I to be able to live both of those out!”
After 16 seasons with the Chargers, Rivers thought about hanging up his cleats before signing with the Colts. He mentioned how he wanted to coach high school football once his professional playing days came to an end.
Now he will be able to live out that dream soon. “My dad was my high school football coach, so I want to coach my boys and I want to coach young boys down the road, so I do know what’s next when my playing time’s over, so we did talk about it a little bit,” Rivers said. “I think really where we settled in was: I still love to play. Certainly not coming off my best year, but in a year where I still know I can play at a high level. I did it in spurts. I just didn’t do it consistently enough. And I love it, and, shoot, it was one of those deals where we said, ‘Well, if there’s nothing else out there, then that’ll be our answer.’
“We kind of said, ‘Whatever God wants, so if there’s nothing out there, I don’t want to just try to hang on to play. If nothing’s out there, shoot, we’ll start coaching.'”