Redskins have NFL's most experienced roster

I've written about 400 items on how the Redskins have the oldest roster in the NFL, but the league sent out a bucket-load of data on Thursday afternoon that brought up another side of this issue: the Redskins also have the most experienced team in the league. That's a much cheerier way to look at it. Here are the top five teams in average NFL experience, based on the opening rosters:

1. Washington, 5.43 years

2. Chicago, 5.42 years

3. Minnesota, 5.28 years

4. Cleveland, 5.23 years

5. Pittsburgh, 5.17 years

And here are the top five teams in average age, based on opening rosters:



1. Washington, 27.70 years

2. Cleveland, 27.49 years

3. Minnesota, 27.38 years

4. Chicago, 27.15 years

5. San Diego 27.11 years

Here are the top five teams in players aged 30 and over:

1. Cleveland, 18

2. Pittsburgh, 17

3. Washington, 15

3. San Francisco, 15

5. Minnesota 14

Finally, here are the bottom seven teams in number of rookie and first-year players, based on opening rosters:

1. San Diego, 4

2. Cleveland, 6

2. Minnesota, 6

4. Detroit, 7

5. Baltimore, 8

5. New York Giants, 8

5. Washington, 8

The league also sent out rankings based on weight, height, 300-pounders, and so on. No packages rankings, thankfully.