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The NFL world was shocked when the Colts signed 44-year-old QB Philip Rivers to interchange an injured Daniel Jones … and that features the group’s prime broad receiver, Michael Pittman, who advised TMZ Sports activities he was “shocked!”
Whereas that was his first emotion, Pittman advised 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, in fact).
“He actually taught me the whole lot that I discovered about being a professional and about routine and the whole lot,” Pittman advised Babcock.
“So I really feel like there may be lots 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.”
Though the circumstances round his return aren’t superb — in spite of everything, DJ tore his Achilles — Pittman continues to be assured his group, at present 11-5, could make a push to the playoffs, and past.
“We nonetheless have a extremely proficient group, we’ve got a extremely good protection, we’ve got actually good offensive weapons, so we’re not going to surrender,” he mentioned.
“We’ll look again after these 4 video games, and possibly it really works, possibly it would not, however we’ll give our greatest effort.”
The query on everybody’s thoughts, nonetheless, is how does the previous man’s arm look?
Based on Pittman, not a lot has modified because the final time they shared the sector.
“Philip seems like, to me, he seems like the identical man in 2020,” he mentioned.
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 positive, whether or not Philip is sweet or unhealthy on the sector, Pittman’s pearly whites will look nice ‘trigger the previous thirty fourth general choose not too long ago teamed up with Oral-B to advertise their new toothbrush.
