5 teams Philip Rivers could end up playing for in 2020

3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Bruce Arians may be trying to talk himself into Jameis Winston remaining the Buccaneers’ quarterback next year, but the former No. 1 overall pick is making it difficult coming off a four-interception outing against the New Orleans Saints in Week 11.

With a reset at the most important position on the field coming, Arians surely does not want to be part of any sort of rebuild in Tampa Bay. He lingers as a possible one-and-done head coach for the Buccaneers, but strictly on his own motivation if the situation seems to be changing that dramatically looking toward next year.

Arians of course has a solid history working with good quarterbacks, from young versions of Ben Roethlisberger and Peyton Manning to a late-career Carson Palmer. The idea he could get more out of Winston this year was shaky to start with, and the lack of progress there is far more a black mark on Winston than on Arians.

Rivers and Arians could be a great match, as a veteran coach and veteran quarterback with short windows to win come together. The Buccaneers have to also be looking for a longer term answer under center, whether general manager Jason Licht is the one driving that process of not, but bringing Rivers in on a one or two-year deal could easily be on the radar too.