Indianapolis Colts quarterback Philip Rivers announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday, and that now leaves Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as the last player standing from the legendary quarterback draft class of 2004.
Rivers, who turned 39 years of age in December, spent his first 16 NFL seasons with the San Diego Chargers and Los Angeles Chargers before signing with the Colts as a free agent for the 2020 season. Rivers, who was originally selected fourth overall by the New York Giants in the 2004 NFL Draft put of North Carolina State, finished his long career with 63,440 regular season passing yards, which is currently fifth overall in NFL history.