Philip Rivers Delivers Inspiring Pregame Speech to NC State, Offers to Play

The NFL offseason may be just a little too long for Philip Rivers.

So long, in fact, that during a visit to his alma mater, he jokingly considered slipping back into a North Carolina State uniform for some spring football.

"Can I play today, coach? Daggum!" the San Diego Chargers quarterback laughed, so fired up from delivering an inspirational pregame speech of epic proportions.

With his passion, knowledge and Southern drawl, it's difficult not to get swept up by messages such as, "You play hard, you play tough and you play together."

And if the speech left the kind of impact on the Wolfpack that it did on Rivers, then perhaps the signal-caller should consider a repeat performance at Qualcomm Stadium.

[NC State Pack Football, h/t For The Win]