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Free Agent Spotlight: Quarterback, Philip Rivers

The Buccaneers are in an interesting place to play. The offense is built to win now but the quarterback situation is in a tragic state. The team can bring back Jameis Winston and hope for improvement, sign another team’s backup and hope for the best, draft one and pray they pan out or go with the final option... a veteran. Every option has it’s positives and negatives, let’s take a look at veteran quarterback Philip Rivers.

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Rivers didn’t grow up in your typical fashion, with his father choosing to keep him out of youth football in lieu of watching high school practices.