Chargers' Rivers inks 6-year, $93M deal with $38M in guarantees

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http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/08/24/rivers.chargers.ap/index.html

SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Philip Rivers got his big-money contract extension. Now all he needs to do to keep up with Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger is to win the Super Bowl.

Rivers signed a six-year contract extension Monday with the San Diego Chargers worth $93 million, with $38 million guaranteed.

A person familiar with the contract confirmed the numbers to The Associated Press, but requested anonymity because the team did not release any figures. The deal goes through 2015.

Rivers said he was "thankful to have many more opportunities to suit up and go out there and be the quarterback for the Chargers and short term, to be able to just do all I can to lead us to a championship."

Rivers will always be linked with Manning.

In 2004, with the Chargers coming off an NFL-worst 4-12 finish, Manning's family asked San Diego not to draft him with the No. 1 pick overall. General manager A.J. Smith did anyway, then sent him to the Giants for Rivers -- who was taken at No. 4 -- and a handful of picks.

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1. Meanwhile---a 12 ounce can of beer just jumped to 8 bucks..

[madinmaryland]

2. At least the tickets to get in are only $29.

Oh wait, wrong stadium.