As easy as it is rip the Chargers organization for failing Philip Rivers in recent years, another fact of the matter is Rivers has signed two lengthy contract extensions with the club and is enthused about where the organization is headed.
While it’s also true that bona-fide franchise quarterbacks are virtually tethered to their first NFL team because of the club can franchise-tag them multiple years, Rivers said this week he has no buyer’s remorse for re-upping with San Diego two summers ago via an extension that runs through 2019.
“I feel awesome about it,” he said, twice, on Tuesday.