Who Is The Oldest NFL Player Still Playing?
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Tom Brady isn’t the only one playing professional football into his 40s. Here are some of the oldest NFL players still playing today.
Peyton Manning
At 41 years old, Peyton Manning is the oldest player in the NFL. He’s also one of the most successful quarterbacks of all time. Manning has won two Super Bowls and was named the MVP of both games. He’s also a five-time NFL MVP.
NFL career
Peyton Manning was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts as the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee, where he was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He is the son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and brother of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning.
Manning holds many NFL records, including: most career passing yards (71,940), most career touchdown passes (539), most career passing touchdowns in a season (55), and most career passing yards in a season (5,477). He is also the only quarterback to have started in five Super Bowls.
Oldest player in NFL history
Peyton Manning is the oldest player in NFL history. He was born on March 24, 1976, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Manning began his NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts in 1998. He played for the Colts for 14 seasons, winning one Super Bowl championship. In 2012, Manning signed with the Denver Broncos. He won his second Super Bowl championship with the Broncos in 2016. Manning retired from the NFL in March of 2019.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady is currently the oldest NFL player still playing. He is 42 years old and is a quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brady has played in the NFL for 20 years and has won 6 Super Bowls. He is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.
NFL career
Tom Brady was born on August 3, 1977, in San Mateo, California. He is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the University of Michigan, he was drafted by the Patriots in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft.
In Brady’s sixteen seasons as a starter, he has played in a record nine Super Bowls with the Patriots, winning six of them, the most of any player in NFL history. Brady is one of only two quarterbacks to win five Super Bowls (the other being Charles Haley), and he is one of only four players to have won five or more NFL championships.
Brady has also been honored with numerous awards and accolades throughout his career. He was named Super Bowl MVP four times (Super Bowl XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, and LI), has been selected to 13 Pro Bowls, and has led his team to more division titles (16) than any other quarterback in NFL history. He was also named Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2010.
Oldest player in NFL history
Tom Brady is currently the oldest player in NFL history, having just turned 43 years old. He is also one of the most successful players in NFL history, having won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots. Brady has shown no signs of slowing down, and it appears likely that he will continue to play for several more years.
Drew Brees
Drew Brees is an American football quarterback who is currently a free agent. He is the oldest player in the NFL, at the age of 41. He has played for the New Orleans Saints for the past 15 years, and has won a Super Bowl with them.
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 career with the Purdue Boilermakers, setting two 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 and Big Ten Conference history, holding school records for touchdowns in a career (66), touchdowns responsible for in a career (81), passing yards (11,792), completions (1,013), and 300-yard passing games (23).
Brees’s professional career began when he was drafted by San Diego as their starting quarterback. He played his first game against the Oakland Raiders on September 9, 2001; unfortunately, he injured his right shoulder in that game which limited him to only five games during his rookie season. The injury caused him to miss the last eleven games of that season as well as most of training camp leading up to the 2002 season. Despite this set-back, Brees was able to return for San Diego’s opening game that year against the Arizona Cardinals; he continued to play well for them throughout the season and led them to an appearance in the playoffs. In 2004, Brees had another great season with San Diego, but they were ultimately defeated by the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional Playoff game.
Oldest player in NFL history
Drew Brees is the oldest player in NFL history. He is currently 41 years old and is still playing for the New Orleans Saints. He has played in the NFL for 20 seasons and has been a member of the Saints for 15 seasons. He is a two-time Super Bowl champion, winning with the Saints in 2010 and taking home MVP honors. Brees is also a five-time Pro Bowler and a four-time All-Pro.
