Kogin Philip

**Philip Michael Rivers** (an haife shi a ranar 8 ga watan Disamba, shekara ta 1981) ya kasance ɗan wasan ƙwallon ƙafa ne na ƙwallon ƙwallon Indianapolis Colts na Kungiyar Kwallon Kafa ta Kasa (NFL). A baya ya buga wasanni 16 tare da San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers franchise. Rivers ya buga wasan Kwallon ƙafa na kwaleji ga NC State Wolfpack, wanda ya lashe ACC Player of the Year da ACC Athlete of the Year tsakanin 2003 da 2004. An zaba shi na huɗu gabaɗaya a cikin shirin NFL na 2004 ta New York Giants, waɗanda suka sayar da shi ga San Diego Chargers a lokacin da aka tsara.

Bayan ya kwashe shekaru biyu na farko a matsayin madadin, Rivers ya yi aiki a matsayin mai farawa na Chargers daga 2006 zuwa 2019. A lokacin mulkinsa, Rivers ya sami zaɓuɓɓuka takwas na Pro Bowl yayin da yake jagorantar tawagar zuwa wasanni shida da kuma lakabi hudu. Rivers kuma ya taimaka wa 'yan wasan da suka lashe wasan farko tun 1994 kuma suka kai wasan zakarun AFC a lokacin kakar 2007. Ya shiga Colts a shekarar 2020, inda ya buga wasan kwaikwayo na bakwai. Da ya yi ritaya bayan kakar 2020, Rivers ya shafe shekaru hudu daga NFL kafin ya sake sanya hannu tare da Colts a 2025.

Rivers yana cikin matsayi na biyar a duk lokacin da ya wuce yadudduka da kuma touchdowns, duka biyun sune mafi girma a tsakanin quarterbacks ba tare da bayyanar Super Bowl ba. Har ila yau, shi ne na biyu a kowane lokaci a cikin kakar wasa ta yau da kullun da aka fara ta hanyar kwata-kwata, bayan ya fara kowane wasa na yau da kullun tsakanin 2006 da 2020. Rivers an dauke shi daga cikin manyan 'yan wasan da ba su taba taka leda a Super Bowl ba.

## Rayuwa ta farko
An haifi Rivers a Decatur, Alabama, inda mahaifinsa, Steve, ya kasance babban kocin kungiyar kwallon kafa ta Decatur High kuma mahaifiyarsa, Joan, malama ce. A matsayin wani ɓangare na aikin aji na biyar, dole ne ya yi hoto game da mafarkinsa da burinsa. A kan hoton, ya rataye fuskarsa a kan na dan wasan Minnesota Vikings wanda ya bayyana a kan murfin Sports Illustrated. Farkon Rivers a wasan hukuma ya zo ne a aji na bakwai, a 1994. Ya sa lambar 17 tun daga aji na tara, don girmama mahaifinsa, wanda ya sa wannan lambar a makarantar sakandare. Bayan mahaifinsa ya sami aikin kocin, Rivers ya buga wasan ƙwallon ƙafa na makarantar sakandare a Makarantar Sakandare ta Athens da ke kusa da Athens.

Yayin da babban lokacin Rivers ya bayyana, ya kafa kansa a matsayin mafi kyawun mai wucewa a jihar. Kodayake yana da tayin daga Jami'ar Auburn da Jami'ar Alabama, babu wanda ya tsara shi a matsayin mai farawa. Rivers ya ƙi su domin ya je shirin inda zai sami karin lokacin wasa. Kwalejin farko da ta dauki Rivers a matsayin mai tsaron gida ita ce Jami'ar Jihar North Carolina. Joe Pate ya shawo kan Rivers da iyayensa suyi la'akari da kammala karatun sakandare a watan Disamba na shekara ta 1999.

## Ayyukan kwaleji
Bayan makarantar sakandare, Rivers ya halarci Jami'ar Jihar North Carolina a Raleigh, North Carolina, inda ya buga wa kocin Chuck Amato Wolfpack teams. Rivers ya shiga cikin watan Janairu kuma ya dace da aikinsa na farko a matsayin mai tsaron koleji a cikin bazara na shekara ta 2000.

### Kyauta
A lokacin aikinsa na kwaleji, Rivers ya karya kusan kowane rikodin NC State da ACC. Ya fara wasanni 51 a jere kuma ya kammala rikodin taron 1,147 a kan yunkurin 1,710, tare da 95 touchdowns. Ayyukansa sun ƙare tare da rikodin NCAA na 51 a jere. Wolfpack ya tafi wasanni hudu a jere a karkashin jagorancin Rivers, inda ya lashe uku daga cikinsu. Rivers ya gama aikinsa a Jihar NC tare da yadudduka 13,484, na 13 a duk lokacin tsakanin 'yan wasan Division I (ya gama a matsayi na biyu a ƙarshen aikinsa na kwaleji).  Ya kuma jefa 95 touchdown passes, wanda ya ɗaure shi da Kliff Kingsbury da Brady Quinn. An yi ritaya da lambar Rivers kafin wasan karshe na gida a Jihar North Carolina.

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