Philip Rivers' first child is older than this many Indianapolis Colts players

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With the Indianapolis Colts trying to lure Philip Rivers out of retirement, there are all sorts of fun age-related facts to talk about.

Yes, you read that correctly: the Colts are trying to lure Rivers out of retirement to play quarterback after losing Daniel Jones for the rest of the season due to a torn Achilles.

"The Colts are planning to bring potential Hall of Fame QB Philip Rivers into their facility Tuesday to work out to see if he may join their practice squad, per me and Mike Garafolo," NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported.

Rivers is now 44 years old and hasn't played in the NFL since 2020, when he started in all 16 games for the Colts that season.

That's right, Rivers hasn't played since the NFL moved to a 17-game season.

Incredibly enough, Rivers' oldest child, Halle, who was born on July 6, 2002 and is 23 years old, according to People, is older than some players who could be Rivers' teammates soon.

Here's the list of players who are on the Colts' practice squad, active roster and injured reserve lists who are younger than Rivers' oldest child.

  • S Reuben Lowery: 23 (July 30, 2002)
  • QB Riley Leonard: 23 (Sept. 13, 2002)
  • CB Justin Walley: 23 (Sept. 22, 2002)
  • DT Tim Smith: 23 (Aug. 9, 2002)
  • S Trey Washington: 22 (Dec. 9, 2002)
  • JT Tuimoloau: 22
  • DJ Giddens: 22
  • S Hunter Wohler: 22

Along with those eight players, the Colts have five other players who were born in the months before Rivers' eldest kid, including Anthony Richardson, Tanor Bortolini, Jaylon Jones, Jalen Travis and Tyler Warren.

If you aren't rooting for the 44-year-old Rivers to come out of retirement and join the Colts, you need to check yourself for a pulse.

It would be so much fun to watch Rivers take the field again, no matter the result.

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