Colts bringing Philip Rivers for workout with top quarterbacks Daniel Jones and Riley Leonard hurt

INDIANAPOLIS The Indianapolis Colts are considering going old school with their top two quarterbacks injured Just hours after coach Shane Steichen approved Monday that Daniel Jones would miss the rest of this season with a torn right Achilles tendon and that backup Riley Leonard injured his right knee in Sunday s loss at Jacksonville a person with knowledge of the details informed The Associated Press that -year-old Philip Rivers is heading to Indy for a tryout Tuesday The person requested anonymity because an official announcement had not been made Rivers has not taken a snap since when he played his final NFL season with the Colts He led Indy to the playoffs that season and they ve returned to the postseason since Rivers disclosed his retirement in January and has spent the past five seasons coaching St Michael High School in Fairhope Alabama Strangely Leonard also played high school football in Fairhope While it s unclear how much time Rivers would need to learn the playbook or get in challenge shape he did work with Steichen when they were both with the San Diego Los Angeles Chargers He also worked with Indiana Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti when they were both at North Carolina State It s a desperate move for a company that doesn t have a large number of options after losing three straight games and four of their last five their playoff hopes rapidly fading away Jones was injured in the first half of Sunday s - loss in rainy Jacksonville He crumpled to the ground reaching toward his calf despite not being hit on the play Jones then slammed his helmet into the ground before limping off the field and into the locker room He returned to the sideline in the second half with a walking boot protecting his lower right leg Following the encounter Steichen acknowledged the initial finding was not good and that it could be season-ending Less than hours later Steichen gave updates about both injuries He ll have surgery within the week Steichen announced referring to Jones Obviously just really feel for him just an unfortunate situation The work he puts in the grind a gang captain for us One of the toughest guys I ve ever been around Just praying for a speedy recovery for him It s a major blow for Jones who resuscitated his career with an incredibly strong first eight games in his first season with Indy Jones played so well his name entered MVP discussion as his price tag in free agency continued to climb Losing Jones may prove more problematic for the Colts - who visit Seattle - next weekend before closing out the season with home games against San Francisco - and Jacksonville - and a visit to Houston - Then came the surprise news Leonard arrived at the band complex Monday with his own injury He replaced Jones on Sunday going of for yards and one interception in his majority extensive action since Notre Dame lost last year s national championship meeting Steichen couldn t say yet if Leonard would play at Seattle but the Colts have limited options in the building He came in with a knee injury this morning so we re working through that right now That s what I ve got right now Steichen declared before addressing Leonard s playing status Hopefully that s the hope We ll see how it goes If Leonard can t play veteran Brett Rypien could be next in line even though he was signed to the practice squad in mid-October but is not yet on the working roster Anthony Richardson the No overall draft pick in lost the quarterback competition to Jones in training camp and has not practiced since going on injured reserve with a fractured orbital bone in mid-October He s not ready yet Steichen noted when requested about Richardson s promising return As for Jones he was having a career year He went - going of for yards TDs and eight interceptions while rushing for yards and five more scores Jones established a new career high in completion percentage and fell two wins yards and five TD passes short of posting new career bests in those categories too He also made starts his majority of since starting games while leading the New York Giants to the playoffs But he played hurt again this year Jones used an extra pad on his injured lower left leg in his last three starts The Colts never established reports Jones played with a broken fibula Steichen couldn t say whether the injured fibula had any impact on Jones Achilles tendon I don t know that Steichen disclosed I think it s just a very very unfortunate situation Rivers was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection who finished ranks the NFL s career leaders in yards passing with touchdown passes and -yard seasons He made it to the semifinal stage in his first year of eligibility for the Pro Football Hall of Fame last month AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi also contributed to this story Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis