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Philip Rivers’ performance on the football field at age 44 for the Indianapolis Colts has at least one NFL legend feeling like he might go back and take the pill.
Steve Young said in an interview Monday before the San Francisco 49ers played the Colts that at age 64, he believes he can still do something in the NFL and be successful. Young initially joked earlier this month that he was “offended” that the Colts didn’t call him for a chance.
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Steve Young attends the game between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on January 7, 2023. (Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports)
But in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Young seemed confident he could do the little things for an NFL team.
“I’m absolutely confident I can take the snap, run the screen play, throw the ball in the flat, maybe throw a bias,” he told the newspaper. “…It’s not like, ‘Put the pads on and go play.’ What if it was “Hunger Games”? If they said, do you have to do this or die? Yeah, you might achieve something.
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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young (8) in action against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Tampa Stadium on November 14, 1993. (Manny Rubio/USA TODAY Sports)
“It allows all of us to say even more, ‘Could I go in there for five plays? Can I go in there and run the game on screen?’ Because you have to remember that all of us were the best in the world at something. And then we got eliminated, and we’re not the best at anything else. So you kind of want to continue doing what you were the best in the world at. »
It’s not like Rivers pulls his arm back and throws the ball down the field. Rivers’ passes seem to be more hook style than anything else – and that was evident in the team’s loss to the 49ers later that night.
If Young ever returns to the field, it would be nothing short of remarkable. The Hall of Famer finished his career with three Super Bowl titles, seven Pro Bowls and three First Team All-Pro nominations. His last photo with the 49ers was in 1999.
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The oldest player to ever appear in an NFL game was George Blanda. He played in 14 games for the Oakland Raiders in 1975 – it was his age 48 season.
