Average age of all NFL teams, including offense and defense

By Dave Brown | dave@nflen.com

Go here for the latest article on the average age of every team heading into free agency in 2013. This article was done right before the start of the 2012 season.

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Twice a season, I take a look at each team and see how old their roster is. The last time I looked was heading into free agency. At that time, the Pittsburgh Steelers were the oldest team in the NFL, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were the youngest. The Super Bowl champion New York Giants were the 19th oldest and 14th youngest, however you want to look at that.

As an overview of how I calculate these numbers, I do not exclude special teams players. For this article and going forward, that becomes important, as I also calculate the average ages of every offense and defense in the NFL.

I do not include practice squads or players on injured reserve. Practice squads are composed of younger players, and are probably about the same average age across the board. Including them would just increase the amount of work with no gain in information. The players on injured reserve, with the possible exception of one from each team under the new rules, will not have an impact on the active rosters for the entire season.

Now that we have an idea of what teams were looking back, it's time to look forward into the 2012 season and see where they are now.

Did the Pittsburgh Steelers get younger?
Which team is the youngest in the NFL?

This time, there is much more. Who has the youngest defense in the NFL, and the oldest offense?