Philip Rivers’ 2025 return to the Indianapolis Colts is on a very small, short-term deal compared to his old contracts. It’s structured around the prorated veteran minimum and weekly practice-squad style pay, not a big guaranteed sum.
2025 comeback pay
Rivers is effectively costing the Colts about $228,888 against the 2025 salary cap, which reflects the prorated veteran minimum of roughly $1.255 million for a full season. Broken down, that works out to about $73,800 per game if he were on the roster for the entire year.
Weekly amount and structure
Reports describe his comeback contract as a practice-squad style deal that pays him week to week at veteran-minimum rates, in the range of roughly $17,500–$22,000 per week in 2025. The team can elevate him or move on with relatively little long‑term financial commitment under this structure.
