Who Is Currently the Oldest NFL Player?

Who is currently the oldest NFL player? That would be Peyton Manning, who is currently 39 years old.

Tom Brady

Tom Brady is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only two players in NFL history to have won seven Super Bowls, and he is the only player to have won them all with a single team. Brady is also the oldest player in NFL history, as well as the only player to have played in ten Super Bowls.

Age

Tom Brady is currently the oldest NFL player. He is 42 years old.

NFL career

Tom Brady was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. In his first season as starter, he led the Patriots to a Super Bowl win over the St. Louis Rams. He has continued to be one of the most successful quarterbacks in NFL history, winning three more Super Bowls and making 14 Pro Bowl appearances. He is currently the oldest active player in the NFL, at 42 years old.

Drew Brees

Drew Brees, who is currently 41 years old, is the oldest player in the National Football League. He has been playing professional football for 18 years, and shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. Brees is a quarterback for the New Orleans Saints, and has led them to victory in the Super Bowl.

Age

Drew Brees is currently the oldest NFL player. He is forty years old and still going strong. He has played for the New Orleans Saints since 2006 and has led them to aSuper Bowl victory. He is also a two-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year.

NFL career

Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He had a successful college football career at Purdue University, setting multiple NCAA records, and was chosen by the San Diego Chargers with the first pick in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He left college as one of the most decorated players in Purdue history, holding school records for touchdowns and passing yards. As of 2020, he remains the Big Ten Conference’s all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns.

Brees spent five seasons with the Chargers, where he helped lead them to one playoff appearance as a starter in 2004. He joined the New Orleans Saints in 2006 as a free agent and has been selected to eleven Pro Bowls while helping them to nine playoff appearances, five NFC South divisional championships, four NFC Championship Games, and Super Bowl XLIV, which they won against the Indianapolis Colts 31–17.

Jason Witten

At 37 years old, Jason Witten is the oldest player in the NFL. He is also the only player in NFL history to play 15 seasons with one team. Witten is a surefire Hall of Famer, and he is currently the tight end for the Dallas Cowboys.

Age

Jason Witten is currently the oldest NFL player. He is 38 years old and plays for the Dallas Cowboys. Witten has played in 15 seasons and has been to 11 Pro Bowls.

NFL career

Jason Witten is an American football tight end for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Tennessee, and was drafted by the Cowboys in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. Witten ranks second all-time in career receptions and receiving yards by an NFL tight end, trailing only Tony Gonzalez. He is also one of only three tight ends in NFL history with more than 1,000 career catches, joining Gonzalez and former Dallas Cowboys tight end Randy McMichael.

Matt Hasselbeck

Matt Hasselbeck is currently the oldest NFL player. He is 41 years old and was born on September 25, 1975. He is currently a free agent but has played for several teams throughout his career.

Age

Born in 1975, Matt Hasselbeck is currently the oldest player in the NFL. He is a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts, and has played in the league for 18 seasons. Hasselbeck is married with three children.

NFL career

Matt Hasselbeck is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers, and also played for the Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans. Hasselbeck led the Seahawks to six straight post-season berths (2003–2009), five NFC West division championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010), and appeared in Super Bowl XL during the 2005 season. He has been selected to three Pro Bowls in his career.

Philip Rivers

Rivers is currently the oldest NFL player. He is in his 18th season and is still going strong. Rivers is a quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts. He is also the only active NFL player who was born in the 1980s.

Age

Philip Rivers is currently the oldest active NFL player. He is 41 years old.

NFL career

Rivers was drafted in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Giants with the fourth overall pick. He was the third quarterback taken in that draft, after Eli Manning and Ben Rohlsen. Manning was traded to the Chargers on draft day for Rivers, a third-round pick in 2004, and first and fifth-round picks in 2005.

Rivers began his rookie season as the backup to Drew Brees, but took over as the starter after Brees suffered a season-ending shoulder injury in Week 11. Rivers started the final six games of the season, winning four of them. He finished his rookie season with 2,309 passing yards, 14 touchdown passes, and nine interceptions.