AP

The possibility that the Chargers could trade quarterback Philip Rivers was discussed widely at one point this offseason, but the draft came and went without any deal and Rivers remained with the only NFL team he’s ever played for.

Part of the reason for speculation was that Rivers had shown some resistance to signing a contract extension beyond the 2015 season, citing the uncertainty about the team’s future in San Diego. Rivers has subsequently said that he’s “willing to listen to anything” when it comes to an extension and that it “would be awesome” to remain with the team in a passive approach that appears to still be in place.

Michael Gehlken of U-T San Diego reports that there has been “little urgency coming from [Rivers’s] side of the negotiation table” in the last couple of months. Despite that, the Chargers “maintain the hope” of getting a deal done that will keep Rivers on the roster for years to come.

Given Rivers’s feelings about a potential move to Los Angeles and the fact that it will take a serious and sudden nosedive for him to lose his value to the Chargers and other teams, the measured approach makes sense if Rivers hasn’t been totally sold on the club’s outlook for the future. That could change with one offer, of course, but it doesn’t appear the quarterback has received one he can’t refuse.