's Quick Facts
Philip was drafted in the very first round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and played until the early of 2020 season. Similarly, while he was at North Carolina State University, he started 51 straight games where he won three bowl games too.
Bio, Wiki, Facts
Philip was born on 8th December 1981 in Decatur, AL. He currently ages 38 years old and possesses the birth sign of Sagittarius. He is American by nationality and holds the ethnicity of white. He was born to American parents Jouna Rivers and Steve Rivers. His father was a head coach at the Decatur High football team, and his mother was a teacher. Moreover, he was raised with his young brother Stephen Rivers.
Regarding his academic qualification, he went to Athens High School for his schooling. Then he went to Raleigh, North Carolina, to do his graduation at North Carolina State University, where he played for the NC State Wolfpack football team with the help of coach Chuck Amato. Philip is blessed with decent body measurement, where he stands tall at the height of 6 feet inches and weighs about 103 kilograms.
Net Worth and Salary
Philip Rivers is a pro-American football player by profession. He started his professional career as a footballer in 2004 with the join from the 2004 NFL Draft. There he signed a six-year contract with a sum of $40.5 million, which also includes $14 million as a signing bonus. Back in 2010, Philip set an NFL record for making the most passes in the first eight games of a season with 2,649.
And playing as a professional American footballer, Philip might be earning a handsome amount of money till the date. And his estimated net worth swings around $90 million. Just after the five-season later from his draft on 24 August 2009, he then extended his six years contract to $94 million, and around about $38 million was guaranteed money that he would set to receive. Unlike the average commuter who spends most of the hours a day out on the road, Philip, who has made around $173 million of the total sum in 13 NFL season, will make a trip out in what amounts to an elegant mobile office.
The car which he bought is worth $200,000, which gives the facility like a private jet, which includes two seats, WiFi, a 40-inch screen, satellite TV, and a refrigerator.
Married, Wife and Children
Besides enjoying his professional life, Philip also has a fantastic love life to live with. He is a happily married man with his long time girlfriend from high school Tiffany Reivers. The couple tied the knot on 19 May 2001. They share a joint family with nine children named Grace, Rebecca, Anna, Clare, Sarah, Caroline, Halle, Gunner, and Peter, where Anna is the young one in the family born in March 2019.
Philip Rivers Interesting Facts
- While Philip was in his high school days playing football, he wore a 17 number jersey to honor his father
- He did his high school graduation in 1999.
- Tiffany, his better half, converted to Catholicism just a day before their marriage.
- Regarding His Career highlights and awards he is 8x Pro Bowl in the year (2006, 2009-2011, 2013, 2016-2018)
- He also has won ACC Offensive Player of the Year and ACC player of the year in the year 2003.
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