INDIANAPOLIS — The rumor has become reality.
Indianapolis has agreed to terms with long-time Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers in free agency, a source confirmed to IndyStar, in a move that likely ends Jacoby Brissett’s time as the Colts’ starter at the position.
The Colts signed the 38-year-old Rivers to a one-year deal worth $25 million, according to ESPN.
Facing uncertainty at the quarterback position for the first time in more than two decades in Indianapolis, Colts owner Jim Irsay, general manager Chris Ballard and Frank Reich made a move at the game’s most important position, a move made just hours after Ballard made an enormous splash by trading his first-round pick to the San Francisco 49ers for All-Pro defensive tackle DeForest Buckner.