Michael Pittman
I Was Shocked We Signed Philip Rivers
… However He Nonetheless Seems to be Good!
Revealed
TMZSports.com
The NFL world was shocked when the Colts signed 44-year-old QB Philip Rivers to exchange an injured Daniel Jones … and that features the crew’s prime extensive receiver, Michael Pittman, who instructed TMZ Sports activities he was “shocked!”
Whereas that was his first emotion, Pittman instructed us there was additionally pleasure concerning the transfer, particularly since Rivers was his first quarterback after getting into the league in 2020 (it was PR’s final season, till now, after all).
“He actually taught me all the things that I realized about being a professional and about routine and all the things,” Pittman instructed Babcock.
“So I really feel like there’s plenty of love there. I am excited for him. He is identical to, he is fired up. He nonetheless looks like the identical younger man that he was in 2020 and we’ll see what transpires.”
Although the circumstances round his return aren’t ultimate — in any case, DJ tore his Achilles — Pittman remains to be assured his crew, at present 11-5, could make a push to the playoffs, and past.
“We nonetheless have a extremely proficient crew, we now have a extremely good protection, we now have actually good offensive weapons, so we’re not going to surrender,” he stated.
“We’ll look again after these 4 video games, and perhaps it really works, perhaps it would not, however we will give our greatest effort.”
The query on everybody’s thoughts, nonetheless, is how does the outdated man’s arm look?
Based on Pittman, not a lot has modified for the reason that final time they shared the sphere.
“Philip seems to be like, to me, he seems to be like the identical man in 2020,” he stated.
That season — which turned out to be his final in an NFL uniform — Rivers threw for 4,169 yards with 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
One factor we all know for certain, whether or not Philip is sweet or unhealthy on the sphere, Pittman’s pearly whites will look nice ‘trigger the previous thirty fourth total choose not too long ago teamed up with Oral-B to advertise their new toothbrush.
