Chargers Must Extend Philip Rivers but Start Planning for Future Without Him — bleacherreport.com

As quarterback Philip Rivers enters the final year of the six-year deal he signed back in 2009, the San Diego Chargers must simultaneously try to re-sign him and plan for a future without him. Right now, the Chargers have no heir apparent—that means they have no leverage and no exit plan.   In this era where Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are playing into their late thirties, it may seem like there is no rush. It may seem like Rivers has plenty of good football left in his body, and he probably does.

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