Former NFL star Philip Rivers and wife Tiffany welcome baby No. 10
Philip Rivers.
Getty ImagesFormer NFL quarterback Philip Rivers and woman Tiffany Rivers have welcomed their tenth child, son Andrew.
“It’s amazing. Tiffany is amazing,” Philip, 41, said AL.com in an interview published earlier this month. “It doesn’t matter if it’s the first child or the tenth child. It’s an amazing miracle every time. Everyone is home now and everyone is doing well.”
According to the outlet, Andrew arrived on October 30 weighing 8 pounds, 10 ounces. The couple also share sons Gunner, 15, and Peter, 13, and daughters Halle, 21, Caroline, 18, Grace, 17, Sarah, 14, Rebecca, 10, Clare, 8, and Anna, 4.
“We thought we would be the third generation of nine, but we decided to go for double digits – or I should say, we didn’t decide. God decided,” Philip joked about his growing brood, noting that both his parents come from a family of nine children.
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Some of Philip’s children are apparently following in his footsteps. Son Gunner is the star quarterback and No. 1 passing leader for St. Michael Catholic High School, where Philip serves as head coach.
“There’s a chance a Rivers could throw it around, catch it, tackle it or do something for the Cardinals for a long time,” the former professional athlete told AL.com. ‘When this comes, I will be sixty [Andrew] is having its Senior Night.”
Philip and Tiffany married in 2001, when they were 19 and 18 respectively, after meeting in high school. They both attended North Carolina State University, where Philip played as a member of the Wolfpack football team.
Philip was later selected fourth overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the New York Giants, who traded him to the San Diego Chargers for Eli Manning during design. He stayed with the Chargers for 16 seasons before playing his final seasons with the Indianapolis Colts. Philip announced his retirement from the NFL in 2021.
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“Every year January 20 is a special and emotional day. It is St. Sebastian’s Day, the day I played in the AFC Championship without an ACL, and now the day I announce my retirement from the National Football League after seventeen seasons,” Philip said via a statement.released by the Colts at the time. “Thank you, God, for allowing me to fulfill my childhood dream of playing quarterback in the NFL.”
He continued, “I am grateful to the Chargers for sixteen seasons and the Colts for the seventeenth. I would like to thank all my coaches who helped me grow as a player and person.”