COSTA MESA, Calif. — For any NFL team with a star quarterback of a certain age, the draft is an annual chance to anoint a successor.
It’s also a chance for fans, pundits and the rest of the league to spend several months enthusiastically discussing whether that team will make the move.
The Los Angeles Chargers have had the same starting quarterback in every game since 2006, and Philip Rivers will turn 37 years old in the fall.
Already one of the most prolific passers in NFL history, Rivers said last week he is nowhere near retirement and intends to play “a handful more years.