Philip Rivers Interview After High School Football Coaching Debut Goes Viral

Philip Rivers is a man with football coursing through his blood. It was only a matter time before Rivers hung it up to coach high school fotball. After 17 years of playing in the NFL, Rivers decided it was time to move on to coaching. Last night Rivers make his High School coaching debut for St. Michael Catholic Cardinals, and guess what, they won River’s first game.

Rivers team dominated, they won the game 49-0.

Rivers was so geeked up he could barely contain his excitement over popping his coaching cherry.

Watch below:

See more

Longtime NFL QB Philip Rivers talks about the pure joy of high school football following his first win as a head coach at St. Michael. pic.twitter.com/uFKolVujrV

— Ben Thomas (@BenThomasPreps) August 27, 2021

Twitter reacted to Rivers’ big win:

See more

Philip Rivers is the type of coach that every kid should have. https://t.co/juj3RDorkS

— 1 seed (@SoSaysJ) August 27, 2021

https://twitter.com/razorbacker69/status/1431266520957657089

See more

If we want to win ACC Championships, fly down to Alabama and hire this man. https://t.co/OaHUKXfe8N

— Alex Purcell (@adpurcell7) August 27, 2021

https://twitter.com/fattestmallon/status/1431239110778228738

See more

Rivers seems like he’d be really fun to play for https://t.co/sn7IUKrvFw

— John (@johnisminty) August 27, 2021

Could this be the start of a wonderful coaching career for Rivers?

It sure seems that way. Don’t be surprised if Rivers finds himself coaching in college or the NFL over the next few years.

---

Welcome to the game outside the game! Follow us on our Sideaction Twitter handle, Instagram, and Facebook for the latest on sports and pop culture news across the web!