The San Diego Chargers and quarterback Philip Rivers may very well continue what has been to this point, a very happy and mostly successful NFL marriage, after the coming 2015 NFL season, which, coincidentally, also happens to be the final year of Rivers' current deal, but it's unlikely that any new pact will be agreed upon before the regular season gets underway, according to a report from Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Per Acee, it is "virtually certain" at this point that Rivers and the team will not come together on a deal before the season, due to "at least one key sticking point." Rivers has indicated already this offseason that he won't continue negotiations with the team once the season has gotten underway. There have been reports of his disinterest in relocating to Los Angeles - something the Chargers, along with their partners in a Carson stadium initiative, the Oakland Raiders, are "committed" to - and some have suggested he may be waiting to see if the team does make the move next offseason before again signing on the dotted line.
"What I can control and all I know as of today, I am signed up for one more year," he told the UT earlier this offseason. "I guess things could change, but with all the uncertainty in many aspects, I don't see it changing before camp gets here, and when camp gets here I'm even more certain to play it out."
The 33-year-old Rivers is still at, or at the very least near, the top of his game, having finished last season with 31 touchdowns. He did though, also toss a career-high 18 interceptions. Prior to this past April's draft rumors emerged that the Chargers were very high on former Oregon quarterback and current Tennessee Titans signal-caller Marcus Mariota.
If Rivers is going to keep the team at arm's length while waiting to see what happens with relocation, this 11-year union may potentially be on the verge of ending sometime in the not-too-distant future.
