Whenever coach Frank Reich has had the chance to talk about his new quarterback, , he's done nothing but pepper the former starter with praise. He's called Rivers than six-time champion . He's deemed him
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a "." Now, Reich has offered some specific reasons he can't stop gushing about the 38-year-old signal-caller. in on Thursday, the Colts studied Brady and weighed the po sibility of simply keeping atop the QB depth chart for 2020. But Rivers' toughne s and football IQ, in particular, convinced Indy to "move ahead"
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and reunite Rivers and Reich, who previously spent time together with the Chargers."We're in a quarterback meeting with him," Reich said, per Clayton, "and the level of football knowledge this guy knows and understands is just at an elite level ... You see how quickly his mind can proce s all of it. I'm so very excited about that ... He's (also) one of the toughest competitors I've ever been around. Physically and mentally, you don't always think
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about
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quarterbacks as being one of the tough guys ... He's legendary for toughne s."Durability, of course, hasn't been an i sue for the veteran QB; he hasn't mi sed a single start in 15 years. The real question is whether Rivers' heralded attributes will be enough to make the Colts' gamble worthwhile. Although he had succe s under Reich with the Chargers and is just two years removed from his eighth Pro Bowl appearance, Rivers also threw 20 interceptions, the second-most of his career, in 2019 during L.A.'s slide to
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5-11. Though he's only signed through the 2020 season in Indianapolis, Reich has in Rivers leading the Colts for more than one year.
