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Insider: Philip Rivers retired; here are Colts candidates to replace him

Philip Rivers gave the Indianapolis Colts one excellent season of football. It turned out, that's all he had left to give. The 39-year-old announced his retirement from the game Wednesday.

While Rivers deserves to be and will be celebrated for all he has accomplished during his sensational 17 years in the league, the reality for the Colts is that they're now staring at a big hole at the top of their quarterback depth chart. The following is a list of potential candidates to fill it.

Internal candidates

Jacob Eason

We start with Eason only because he’s the lone quarterback under contract with the Colts in 2021.