Who Is the Oldest Quarterback in the NFL?
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Who is the oldest quarterback in the NFL? We take a look at the top 10 oldest quarterbacks in the league, including Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Eli Manning.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. He spent the first 14 seasons of his career with the Indianapolis Colts, and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons. Manning is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns.
Age
Peyton Manning is the oldest quarterback in the NFL. He is currently 39 years old.
NFL teams
Peyton Manning is currently the oldest quarterback in the NFL, but he has not always played for the same team. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in 1998 and played for them for 14 seasons, winning the Super Bowl in 2006. In 2012, he was released by the Colts and signed with the Denver Broncos. He played for the Broncos for four seasons, winning another Super Bowl in 2015. Manning retired from the NFL after the 2015 season.
NFL career
Peyton Manning was drafted by the Colts as the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. From 1998-2010, Manning played for the Colts, and was selected to 14 Pro Bowls. He is a five-time NFL MVP and was named Super Bowl MVP in 2007 after leading the Colts to a victory over the Chicago Bears. In 2012, Manning signed with the Denver Broncos, and helped the team win Super Bowl 50 in 2016. He announced his retirement from the NFL in March of 2019.
Tom Brady
Age
Born on August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California, to Galynn Patricia ( Johnson) and Thomas Edward Brady Sr., Tom Brady was drafted by the NFL’s New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He went on to become the most successful quarterback in league history, winning a record seven Super Bowl titles. As of 2021, Brady is also the oldest quarterback in the NFL.
NFL teams
The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major North American professional sports leagues, the highest professional level of American football in the world. The NFL’s 17-week regular season runs from early September to late December, with each team playing 16 games and having one bye week. Following the conclusion of the regular season, six teams from each conference (four division winners and two wild card teams) advance to the playoffs, a single-elimination tournament culminating in the Super Bowl, which is usually held on the first Sunday in February and is played between the champions of the NFC and AFC.
The oldest quarterback currently playing in the NFL is Tom Brady, who was born on August 3, 1977. Brady has played for two teams in his career: first for the New England Patriots from 2000 to 2019, and then for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 2020.
NFL career
Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977), often called Tom Brady, is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He has played in nine Super Bowls, winning seven of them, the most of any player in NFL history. Due to his numerous accomplishments and accolades, he is considered by many sports analysts to be the greatest quarterback of all time.
Drew Brees
Drew Brees is the oldest quarterback in the NFL. He is also the most experienced. He has played in thirteen NFL seasons, eleven of which with the New Orleans Saints.
Age
Drew Brees is the oldest quarterback in the NFL. He is 41 years old.
NFL teams
NFL teams are the most valuable sports franchises in the world. The average NFL team is worth $1.97 billion, which is more than double the average value of NBA teams ($1.12 billion) and MLB teams ($862 million).
The Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable NFL franchise, with an estimated value of $5.5 billion. The New York Yankees are the most valuable MLB franchise, with an estimated value of $4.6 billion, and the Los Angeles Lakers are the most valuable NBA franchise, with an estimated value of $4.4 billion.
NFL career
Drew Brees was born in Austin, Texas, on January 15, 1979, the son of Mina and Eugene Wilson Brees II. He attended Westlake High School in Austin and played football for the Westlake Chargers, starting as a junior. As a senior he was named the District 25-5A Most Valuable Player (MVP) and honorable mention All-State. In high school he completed 211 of 346 passes (60.7 percent) for 3,528 yards and 41 touchdowns.
In September 1996, Brees enrolled at Purdue University where he played quarterback for the Boilermakers from 1997 to 2000. As a freshman in 1997 he started nine of eleven games and completed 196 of 325 passes (60.3 percent) for 2,285 yards with 11 touchdowns and 13 interceptions. In 1998 he started all twelve games and set single-season school records with 291 completions on 454 attempts (64.3 percent) for 3,983 yards with 34 touchdowns and just 8 interceptions; his 34 touchdown passes broke the previous school record of 32 set by Mike Phipps in 1969 and his 3,983 passing yards shattered the old school mark of 3,890 set byEric Hunter in 1983.
