Philip Rivers: Young QB might sit for a while behind me Published: Mar 24, 2017 at 01:49 AM Around the NFL Writer Dikembe Mutombo Jersey The continue to do due diligence on young quarterbacks. The L.A. bra s has reportedly met with and ahead of the 2017 and will work out on Friday, per NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. It continues a trend from the past several seasons of general manager Tom Telesco and his group working out po sible heirs to . The 35-year-old Rivers understands the prudence behind adding a fledgling signal-caller to the quarterback room, but doesn't plan on handing over the reins anytime soon. "I think it's to be expected they're going to get a young guy in the room to try and develop him and groom him," Rivers on Thursday, . "It doesn't by any means really affect me. I think it's healthy for me. ... This thing doesn't last forever. I have to get to playing better and keep this thing going as long as you can. "As long as I do that, then whoever it is they bring in here, they're going to sit for a while." Perhaps if Rivers plays another decade or so he can just hand the job off to one of his eight children? Despite P. J. Tucker Jersey throwing a career-high 21 interceptions last season, many coming in backbreaking fashion down the stretch of the season, Rivers continues to play at a level even as his injury-decimated wide receiver corps and his offensive line crumbled. The veteran quarterback hasn't mi sed a regular-season game since taking over the gig from in 2005. It's wise for the to bring in a young quarterback for the future, even if Rivers isn't ready to retire. As the have shown, investing and raising Tracy McGrady Jersey a young quarterback in a scarce market can lead to trade leverage down the road. If L.A. does bring in a young pa ser, not much will change for Rivers. The veteran said he's willing to be a mentor, but it isn't his job to coddle a young player. "I don't think it's my job or anything that I owe somebody," Rivers said. "But it is nature -- coaching -- and I like to think I'm pretty charitable in the sense that I like to help people out, share and talk football. "So I think if a young guy comes in here, I'm not on the top of my mind going to go, 'Oh, I need to teach this guy.' And yet, I'm not going to be a recluse and say, 'Shoot, I'm not helping him out.' I'm going to share whatever he wants and let him take whatever he likes, and how he can learn to be a pro. So I think it will happen organically without any concerted effort." P.J. Tucker Jersey Rivers' approach is pretty much what we've seen and heard from over the years. The ' competitive quarterback has never been one to give up reps to the series of young pa sers brought in, but neither has he been . The focus on the upcoming draft has been on QB-needy teams like the , , and . Yet, with most draft analysts believing there are no quarterbacks ready to play right away, we could see teams with aging franchise signal-callers -- like the , , and -- be the ones to snap up developmental pa sers this year while downtrodden clubs wait until 2018. This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer Jeff Green Jersey to report an i sue.