Who Is The Oldest Active Player In The NFL?
The other day someone asked me who is the oldest active player in the NFL?
So I took it upon myself to find out.
It’s Tom Brady who is forty two and played for New England for twenty seasons before signing with Tampa Bay as a free agent this off -season.
During his final season in New England he threw for 4,057 yards 24 touchdowns and had eight interceptions. According to https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2330/tom-brady
The next oldest player is Drew Brees of New Orleans who is 41 years old and like Tom Brady is a quarterback. In 2019 Drew Brees threw for 27 touchdowns and had only 4 interceptions. “according to https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2580/drew-brees
After Drew Brees the next oldest is L.P. Ladouceur of Dallas who is 39 years old and is a Long Snapper for Dallas. “according to https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/9349/lp-ladouceur
Then the next oldest is Matt Schaub of Atlanta who is thirty eight and like Tom Brady and Drew is a quarterback. In 2019 the backup quarterback to Matt Ryan thew for 580 yards, 3 Touchdowns and 1 interception. “according to https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/5615/matt-schaub
Next we have Don Muhlbach of Detroit who is thirty eight and like L.P Ladouceur of Dallas is a long snapper.
After him we return to the quarterbacks in league in Phillip Rivers who like Matt Schaub and Don Muhlbach is thirty 38 and like the oldest active player in the league Tom Brady is a quarterback. he became a free agent this off-season after spending sixteen seasons with the San Diego/ Los Angeles Chargers.
During the 2019 season Phillip Rivers had 23 touchdowns threw for 4,615 yards and had 20 interceptions. “according to https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/5529/philip-rivers
The next oldest is Andrew Whiteworth who is a Offensive Tackle who like Matt Schaub , Don Muhlibach is thirty eight. booth
Like Tom Brady, Drew Brees , Matt Schaub Ben Roethlisberger is a quarterback who currently is a member of Pittsburgh and he is thirty nine years old . During the 2019 season Ben Roethlisberger who’s nickname is Big Ben didn’t play a full season. Why? Because of an elbow injury. Surgery was deemed necessary after an MRI on Roethlisberger's elbow Sunday night. The surgery is expected to take place this week, per the team. Ben Roethlisberger had this to say about missing the rest of the 2019 season. "This is shocking and heartbreaking for me, to miss this much of a season and feel like I am letting down so many people," Roethlisberger said in a statement. "I can only trust God's plan, but I am completely determined to battle through this challenge and come back stronger than ever next season “according to an article by Kevin Patra who is an Around The NFL Writer.
After Ben Roethlisberger is Dustin Colquett who is thirty seven of Kansas City who is a punter. During the 2019 season Dustin Colquett punted 48 times, averaged 44.3 yards and 68 being his longest punt. “according https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/8513/dustin-colquitt
Last but certainly not least we have Jason Witten who is thirty seven who stepped away from the grid iron for a season in 2018 to call Monday night games on the grid iron for ESPN who is the World Wide Leader in Sports. Though his stay in the booth didn’t last long as the tight end returned to the grid iron with Dallas in 2019. After the 2019 season was over Jason Witten who is a tight end tested free agency and is now a member of Las Vegas on a one year deal. for 4.75 million, according to a source. “according to an article by Todd Archer who is an ESPN Staff Writer.