Philip Rivers would make 63 years of history if he was hired as the Buffalo HC
The Buffalo Bills are looking for a new coach after firing Sean McDermottand have numerous options to choose from. Some of those options have previous coaching experience, while some are looking for their first break after being a coordinator.
Then you have someone who has no college or professional coaching experience, and that would be it Philip Rivers. After coming out of retirement for a month and some trades to play for the Indianapolis Colts, Rivers will now interview for the Bills’ head coaching vacancy, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
If Rivers finds a way to wow the Bills and get hired, he will would make history which has not been seen since 1961.
“Jeff Saturday in 2022 with the Colts was the last person named an NFL head coach – albeit on an interim basis – without any prior college or professional coaching experience. Norm Van Brocklin in 1961 is the last person to be hired as a full-time NFL head coach without any prior college or professional coaching experience,” Schef tweeted.
Interestingly, the last time the Colts were in the playoffs, it was against the Bills in 2020, when Rivers and Josh Allen faced off. Rivers and Allen have a close relationship, which likely factored into why the Bills wanted to interview him.
Over the past few weeks, there has been talk that Rivers could be considered a potential head coaching candidate this cycle. It was uncertain how many interviews he would get, but it looks like he already has one on the books.
It makes sense, as Rivers is considered one of the smarter quarterbacks to play the game, and he’s a true leader. That’s the type of person you want on your side, whether it’s a coach or a player.
2026-01-23 17:06:00
