Philip Rivers is interviewing for an NFL head coach position, and apparently has a real chance of landing it.
Rivers is interviewing with the Buffalo Bills for their head coaching job, according to multiple reports on Friday. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport noted that Rivers is known to have a “close relationship” with Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen.
Philip Rivers is interviewing today for the #Bills head coaching job. With Josh Allen sitting in on interviews, and their close relationship, this makes sense.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 23, 2026
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Needless to say, hiring Rivers, who is currently a high school coach in Alabama, would be a massive risk for a Buffalo team with Super Bowl aspirations. Rivers has never coached at the NFL or even the college level. On the other hand, he did just manage an NFL comeback at age 44, so he is certainly capable of some remarkable things.
Reports emerged a few weeks ago suggesting that Rivers might actually get a look as a coaching candidate. At that time, it was unclear if Rivers was actually interested in such a step, but perhaps the opportunity to interview for a job as coveted as the Bills one was too good to pass up. It was also claimed that Rivers got some looks last year for coaching jobs, though he was not interested at that time.
The Bills are looking for a replacement for Sean McDermott, who was fired after eight playoff appearances in nine seasons. Rivers would have some enormous shoes to fill if he were to land the job, and expectations would be very high right out of the gate.
