The Lions Are The NFL's Oldest Team

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		Home Tech Finance Markets Politics Strategy Entertainment Advertising Retail Sports Life Wednesday, Sept 4, 2013 The Lions Are The NFL's Oldest Team The Detroit Lions will be the NFL's oldest team when the season starts this week according to data collected by Jimmy Kempski of Philly.com. With an average age of 27.2 years, Lions players are 2.2 years older than the average player on the St. Louis Rams (25.0), the NFL's youngest team. While that may not seem like much on the surface, consider that nobody in the NFL was under the age of 21 in 2012. A difference of 2.2 years across the 53-man roster and on a scale that starts at 21 is enormous. Here is a look at the average age of the 53-man roster of all 32 teams (as of August 31). Read » Also On Sports Today: Iceland's National Soccer Team Fired Off This Salty Statement After A Player Chose To Play For The US Instead Johnny Manziel Saw An Alcohol Counselor During His Heisman Season Advertisement CHART: The Real Reason Why Some People In Baseball Are So Desperate To Get Rid Of Alex Rodriguez Tiger's Start At The British Open Looks Very Familiar (And That's Not A Good Thing) CHART: In Sports Television There Is The NFL And There Is Everything Else Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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