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There is a good chance Philip Rivers<\/u><\/a> sees some action on Sunday when the Indianapolis Colts take on the Seattle Seahawks in a must-win game for the AFC South team.<\/p>\n

Rivers, 44, joined the Colts<\/u><\/a> earlier this week as the team deals with a quarterback crisis. The potential Hall of Famer hasn\u2019t played since the 2020 season, but when the Colts needed him the most, he answered the call and dove into a playbook to get game ready.<\/p>\n

But what can any NFL fan think Rivers is going to provide for the Colts at 44? He\u2019s changed so much since the 2020 season, as his opponents on the field. The Seahawks also have one of the best defenses in the league.<\/p>\n

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Shawne Merriman, Rivers\u2019 former teammate, told Fox News Digital that he expected him to play well but was concerned about one thing.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s a tough week for him to get back. But I\u2019ll tell you this, Phil\u2019s upside was never his athleticism. It was always his competitiveness,” he said. “He\u2019s the most competitive player I\u2019ve ever played with, that\u2019s one. And two, it was his preparation and his mental and his knowledge of the game of football. Those two things would always got Philip to be that elite quarterback. It was that. So, it\u2019s not gonna be that much different as far as him moving around the pocket.<\/p>\n

“The concern I do have is you can\u2019t replicate football without playing it. So, you can have a coach out there, I\u2019m sure he was throwing the football around with his high school kids. I\u2019m sure that he was working out, but you can\u2019t replicate football. So, I think he\u2019s gonna go out there and look good. I think he\u2019s gonna go out there and actually look like he did five years ago.”<\/p>\n

When the rumors started that Rivers was potentially going to come to Indianapolis for a workout, Merriman said he wasn\u2019t surprised.<\/p>\n

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The former San Diego Chargers star said when he spoke to Rivers during Antonio Gates\u2019 Hall of Fame induction ceremony, it didn\u2019t feel like the quarterback was completely finished with the game.<\/p>\n

“I wasn\u2019t shocked. And, this is why \u2013 a couple of years ago, I put on Twitter that Phil was still ready to play and this was I think in 2023,” he said. “And everybody\u2019s like, \u2018What? Well, yeah, right.\u2019 He\u2019s been gone out of the game I think three years at that point and then literally a week later or two, it pops up that the San Francisco 49ers<\/u><\/a>, their quarterback situation with all their injuries, that they were thinking about bringing in Philip. And I said, I told you.<\/p>\n

“I had a conversation with Philip and he didn\u2019t say, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m coming back to play,\u2019 but when you talked to him, it sounded like he was ready. It sounded like he was talking about the game in the present moment.”<\/p>\n

Merriman said he got together with Rivers and Drew Brees<\/u><\/a> during Antonio Gates\u2019 Hall of Fame induction ceremony and it didn\u2019t like Rivers was exactly finished with football.<\/p>\n

“So, I\u2019m not surprised at all and it\u2019s the right decision by the Indianapolis Colts.”<\/p>\n

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