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Colts activate QB Philip Rivers ahead of Seahawks game

The Philip Rivers comeback story remains on schedule.

The Indianapolis Colts have elevated the newly unretired quarterback from the practice squad to the 53-man active roster Saturday, making him officially eligible to play Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.

Rivers, who retired after the 2020 season and last played in a playoff game in January 2021, came out of retirement this week to help the Colts address their quarterback situation in the wake of Daniel Jones' season-ending Achilles injury.

Rivers, 44, was originally signed to the practice squad. meaning he was required to be added to the official roster before being able to play.