Philip Rivers (born December 8, 1981 in Decatur, Alabama) is an American football player who currently plays quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. In the 2004 NFL Draft, Rivers was obtained in a draft-day trade with the New York Giants -- the Chargers drafted quarterback Eli Manning (despite a statement that he would not play for them) with the first overall pick, and subsequently traded him to the Giants in exchange for Rivers (who the Giants selected with the 4th overall pick) New York's 3rd round pick in 2004 and their 1st and 5th round picks in 2005.
