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Report: Philip Rivers Will Consider Ending Retirement if Saints Call

Philip Rivers announced his retirement in January after 17 NFL seasons, but the former Chargers and Colts gunslinger may not be done just yet.

Rivers would consider returning to the NFL if the Saints inquired regarding their open quarterback spot, according to the Los Angeles Times's Sam Farmer. With New Orleans quarterback Jameis Winston now out for the season with a torn ACL, perhaps Rivers can join Sean Payton for a storybook run.

The eight-time Pro Bowler has broached the idea of returning to the field in recent months. Rivers told Farmer in August he has "not completely ruled that out," in reference to potentially ending his retirement.