Who Is The Oldest NFL Quarterback?

In 2018, the oldest NFL quarterback is New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Brees is 39 years old and was born on January 15, 1979.

Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning is currently the oldest NFL quarterback. He is forty years old and still going strong. He has played in the NFL for eighteen years and has won many awards, including the Super Bowl MVP.

Age

Peyton Manning is the oldest quarterback in the NFL. He was born on March 24, 1976, making him 40 years old. Manning has played in the NFL for 18 seasons, winning five MVP awards and two Super Bowls. He is currently a free agent.

NFL teams

NFL teams are the most successful and popular professional American football teams. There are 32 NFL teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference and the American Football Conference. Each conference has 16 teams.

Career highlights

Peyton Manning is a retired American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. He is one of the most successful quarterbacks of all time, holds many NFL records, and was the NFL’s Most Valuable Player five times. He attended the University of Tennessee, where he helped lead the Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season.

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 oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, at age 43.

Age

Thomas Edward Patrick “Tom” Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only two players to win five Super Bowls (the other being defensive end Charles Haley), and he is the only player to win them all playing for one team. Brady has also been selected for 13 Pro Bowls, more than any other quarterback in NFL history.

Brady was born in San Mateo, California, the only son and fourth child of Galynn Patricia (née Johnson) and Thomas Brady Sr. He has three older sisters named Nancy, Julie, and Maureen. His father is of Irish descent, while his mother has Norwegian and Swedish ancestry. At the age of two, Brady attended the 1984 Super Bowl where he witnessed wide receiver John Stallworth catch a 73-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Terry Bradshaw to win the game for the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Los Angeles Rams.

NFL teams

As of the 2019 season, there are 32 NFL teams. Each team has 53 active players on its roster, plus a number of inactive, reserve, and practice squad players. The vast majority of NFL players are in their 20s. The average career span of an NFL player is just 3 years.

Career highlights

-4x Super Bowl Champion
-5x Super Bowl MVP
-3x NFL MVP
-14x Pro Bowl Selection
-2x First-team All-Pro

Drew Brees

Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He is the oldest quarterback in the NFL, as well as the only player to have played in a Super Bowl and a college football national championship game.

Age

Drew Brees is 41 years old. He was born on January 15, 1979, in Austin, Texas. He is the oldest quarterback in the NFL.

NFL teams

Drew Brees is the oldest quarterback in the NFL, but he’s far from the only one over 40. These are the other grizzled veterans leading their teams’ charge into battle this season.

-Tom Brady, New England Patriots: 42
-Philip Rivers, Los Angeles Chargers: 39
-Eli Manning, New York Giants: 38
-Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers: 37
-Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints: 41

Career highlights

Drew Brees is a professional American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He had a successful college career with the Purdue Boilermakers, culminating in him being selected 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, setting two NCAA records, 13 Big Ten Conference records, and 19 Purdue University records. As of 2018, he remains the Big Ten record-holder in several passing categories.

Eli Manning

Age

Eli Manning is currently the oldest NFL quarterback at the age of 39. He is also the only quarterback in NFL history to start and win two Super Bowls while being in his 30s.

NFL teams

Eli Manning was drafted by the San Diego Chargers with the first overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft, but was immediately traded to the New York Giants for Philip Rivers, fourth overall pick in the draft. He became the Giants’ starting quarterback in his second season. Manning has led the Giants to four road playoff victories (2007, 2011, 2012, and 2016), and four NFC East division championships (2011, 2012, 2013, 2016). He led New York to victories in Super Bowl XLII and Super Bowl XLVI, defeating the New England Patriots both times.

During his career Manning has been selected to play in 14 Pro Bowls. He holds several NFL records, including most fourth quarter touchdown passes in a season (26 in 2011), and most game-winning drives in a season (7 in 2011). He is also one of only five quarterbacks to have thrown for over 50 touchdowns in multiple seasons.

Career highlights

Eli Manning was the starting quarterback for the New York Giants from 2004-2019. He led the team to two Super Bowl victories, in 2008 and 2012. He was named MVP of both Super Bowls. Manning also holds the NFL record for most consecutive starts by a quarterback at 210.

Philip Rivers

Philip Rivers, né Philip Michael Rivers, is an American football quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina State University. He was drafted 4th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft by the New York Giants and was immediately traded to the San Diego Chargers for their first-round and fifth-round picks in 2004, which were used to draft Eli Manning and Kawika Mitchell respectively.

Age

As of the 2019 season, Philip Rivers is the oldest starting quarterback in the NFL. He is also the fourth oldest player in the league. Rivers was born on December 8, 1981, making him 37 years old. He is currently in his 16th season in the NFL, all with the Los Angeles Chargers.

NFL teams

In the National Football League (NFL), there are 32 teams. Of these teams, there are four teams in each division: North, South, East, and West. Each team plays 16 games during the regular season. The regular season begins in September and ends in December. After the regular season, six teams from each conference (the NFC and AFC) make the playoffs. The playoffs are a single-elimination tournament that culminates with the NFL Championship Game, which is also known as the Super Bowl.

Career highlights

Philip Rivers began his NFL career in 2004, after being drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the first round. He spent his first six seasons as the team’s backup quarterback, behind Drew Brees. In 2010, Rivers became the Chargers’ starting quarterback and has remained in that role ever since.

Rivers has been selected to eight Pro Bowls and is a five-time All-Pro. He led the NFL in passing yards in 2010 and 2016. He also holds numerous Chargers franchise records, including most career passing yards (50,348) and most career touchdown passes (342).