Chargers, Rivers Part Company

UNDATED (AP) – Philip Rivers has played his final down for the Los Angeles Chargers.  The team says Rivers will enter free agency and not return for the upcoming season, ending his 16-year run with the franchise. The fourth player taken in the 2004 NFL draft owns 30 franchise records and has thrown for over 4,000 yards in 11 of his last 12 seasons. Rivers has completed 64.7% of his passes for 59,271 yards, 397 touchdowns and 198 interceptions.  His 224 consecutive regular-season starts are second-most among quarterbacks in NFL history and his 123 wins are ninth.