A long list of players have competed in the National Football League at age 40 or older. The group includes a number of Pro Football Hall of Fame members led by George Blanda who retired just shy of his 49th birthday.

Player Pos. Last Season/Team Birthdate -48- George Blanda QB-K 1975 Oakland Raiders September 17, 1927 -47- Morten Andersen K 2007 Atlanta Falcons August 19, 1960 -45- Ben Agajanian K 1964 San Diego Chargers August 28, 1919 Gary Anderson K 2004 Tennessee Titans July 16, 1959 John Carney K 2010 New Orleans Saints April 20, 1964 Bobby Marshall E 1925 Duluth Kelleys March 12, 1880 John Nesser G-T 1921 Columbus Panhandles April 25, 1876 -44- Steve DeBerg QB 1998 Atlanta Falcons January 19, 1954 Warren Moon QB 2000 Kansas City Chiefs November 18, 1956 Eddie Murray K 2000 Washington Redskins August 29, 1956 Vinny Testaverde QB 2007 Carolina Panthers November 13, 1963 Adam Vinatieri* K 2018 Indianapolis Colts December 28, 1972 -43- Ray Brown G 2005 Washington Redskins December 12, 1962 Matt Bryant* K 2018 Atlanta Falcons May 29, 1975 Phil Dawson* K 2018 Arizona Cardinals January 23, 1975 Jeff Feagles P 2009 New York Giants March 7, 1966 Doug Flutie QB 2005 New England Patriots October 23, 1962 Lou Groza T-K 1967 Cleveland Browns January 25, 1924 Sean Landeta P 2005 Philadelphia Eagles January 6, 1962 Jan Stenerud K 1985 Minnesota Vikings November 26, 1942 Matt Turk P 2011 Houston Texans/Jacksonville Jaguars June 16, 1968 -42- Darrell Green CB 2002 Washington Redskins February 15, 1960 Jason Hanson K 2012 Detroit Lions June 7, 1970 John Kasay K 2011 New Orleans Saints October 27, 1969 Shane Lechler P 2017 Houston Texans August 7, 1976 Earl Morrall QB 1976 Miami Dolphins May 17, 1934 Jerry Rice WR 2004 Oakland Raiders/Seattle Seahawks October 13, 1962 -41- Bryan Barker P 2005 St. Louis Rams June 28, 1964 Tom Brady* QB 2018 New England Patriots August 3, 1977 Mark Brunell QB 2011 New York Jets September 17, 1970 Brett Favre QB 2010 Minnesota Vikings October 10, 1969 Lee Johnson P 2002 Philadelphia Eagles November 27, 1961 Trey Junkin TE 2002 New York Giants January 23, 1961 Jim Marshall DE 1979 Minnesota Vikings December 30, 1937 Jackie Slater T-G 1995 St. Louis Rams May 27, 1954 Matt Stover K 2009 Indianapolis Colts January 27, 1968 Ken Strong HB-K 1947 New York Giants April 21, 1906 -40- Darren Bennett P 2005 Minnesota Vikings January 9, 1965 Charlie Conerly QB 1961 New York Giants September 19, 1921 Len Dawson QB 1975 Kansas City Chiefs June 20, 1935 Vince Evans QB 1995 Oakland Raiders June 14, 1955 Joe Ferguson QB 1990 Indianapolis Colts April 23, 1950 Jim Hart QB 1984 Washington Redskins April 29, 1944 Matt Hasselbeck QB 2015 Indianapolis Colts September 25, 1975 Mike Horan P 1999 St. Louis Rams February 1, 1959 Sebastian Janikowski* K 2018 Seattle Seahawks March 2, 1978 Brad Johnson QB 2008 Dallas Cowboys September 13, 1968 Sonny Jurgensen QB 1974 Washington Redskins August 23, 1934 Dave Krieg QB 1998 Tennessee Oilers October 20, 1958 Pat Leahy K 1991 New York Jets March 19, 1951 Nick Lowery K 1996 New York Jets May 27, 1956 Bruce Matthews OL 2001 Tennessee Titans August 8, 1961 Clay Matthews LB 1996 Atlanta Falcons March 15, 1956 Phil Nesser G-T-WB 1921 Columbus Panhandles December 10, 1880 Sav Rocca P 2013 Washington Redskins November 20, 1973 Junior Seau LB 2009 New England Patriots January 19, 1969 Bruce Smith DE 2003 Washington Redskins June 18, 1963 Jim Thorpe HB 1928 Chicago Cardinals May 28, 1888 Johnny Unitas QB 1973 San Diego Chargers May 7, 1933 Jeff Van Note C 1986 Atlanta Falcons February 7, 1946 Wade Wilson+ QB 1999 Oakland Raiders February 1, 1959



* Player on an active roster during the 2018 NFL season

Hall of Fame member indicated in italics.

+ Wilson was on active roster in 1999 but did not play in any games.

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