Former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers, wife expecting their 10th child: 'We are all fired up'
Rivers retired in 2021 after 17 seasons in the NFL
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Former veteran NFL quarterback Philip Rivers announced Thursday that he and his wife are expecting their 10th child together later this fall.
Rivers, who Rivers spent 16 years with the Chargers in San Diego and later Los Angeles, told AL.com that he and his wife, Tiffany, will be welcoming a baby boy in October.
Philip Rivers, #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers, in action during the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on Dec. 2, 2018 in Pittsburgh. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)
"We’ve had one pretty much every two years and now this is the longest gap," Rivers told the outlet. "We are all fired up. Everyone was pulling for a boy. Even our girls wanted a boy."
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According to the report, Rivers has seven daughters and two sons ranging from ages 4-21.
He said the latest addition to their family will break the family tradition of nine children – his mother was one of nine, and so was his maternal grandfather.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"We thought we would be the third generation of nine, but we decided to go double digits – or I should we didn’t decide it. God decided."
Quarterback Philip Rivers, #17 of the Indianapolis Colts, warms up prior to a game against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on Nov. 12, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Frederick Breedon/Getty Images)
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Rivers officially retired in 2021 after 17 seasons in the NFL, where he spent his final season with the Indianapolis Colts.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He finished his career with the Chargers collecting eight Pro Bowls and becoming the team’s all-time passing leader with 59,271 yards over 228 games. He was famously traded to the Chargers during the 2004 NFL Draft, where the New York Giants selected him fourth overall before swapping for Eli Manning.
Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers, #17, looks on from the sideline during the first half of the NFL preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on Aug. 8, 2019 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
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Rivers then began his career in coaching at St. Michael Catholic High School in Alabama, where his oldest son will be the starting quarterback this season.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Their first game is scheduled for August 17.