Tuesday, August 25, 2009

NFL news:Chargers ink Rivers through 2015

San Diego, CA (Sports Network) - San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers has active a arrangement addendum through 2015, the aggregation appear Monday.

Terms of the accord were not released, admitting the San Diego Union-Tribune appear the six-year addendum guarantees Rivers $38 actor and is account a absolute of $92 million. The cardboard appear his arrangement was due to expire afterwards this season.

"This is a acceptable day for the Chargers and Chargers fans," said aggregation admiral Dean Spanos. "Philip has accurate he has all of the all-important qualities to be a acknowledged quarterback in the NFL. He's a accurate champ and an absolute baton for this football team."

Rivers was called fourth all-embracing in 2004 by the Giants, who beatific him to San Diego in a draft-day accord that saw Eli Manning go to New York.

The 27-year-old has led the Chargers to the postseason every year back demography over the starting quarterback job in 2006 -- if Rivers was aswell called to the Pro Bowl.

Last division he led the NFL with a team-record 105.5 passer appraisement and bankrupt Dan Fouts' club almanac with 34 touchdown passes. All-embracing in 2008, Rivers completed 312-of-478 throws for 4,009 yards.

In 52 career amateur -- 48 starts -- Rivers has completed 62.3 percent of his passes for 10,697 yards and 78 scores, with 36 interceptions. He holds a 33-15-0 record.

In six career playoff games, Rivers has aggregate a 3-3 record, commutual 56.6 percent of his throws (107-for-189) for 1,522 yards and seven TDs, with seven interceptions.

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