Okay, so I was messing around today, wondering about something totally random – what’s the average age of NFL players? Sounds simple, right? Well, I got sucked into this rabbit hole and figured I’d share what I found.
First, I started poking around to see if there was any obvious place that just listed this stuff. I mean, it’s 2023, the info’s gotta be out there, right? I checked out a few sports sites, and some of them had player profiles, but nothing that just gave me the average age straight up. Kind of annoying, to be honest.
So then I thought, “Fine, I’ll just do it myself.” I started looking at team rosters. I picked a few teams – just random ones that came to mind – and started jotting down player ages. Let me tell you, it was a bit of a pain. Some sites had the ages listed, some just had birth years, so I was there with a calculator, figuring out each age like a math problem I didn’t sign up for.
After doing this for a handful of teams, I started to see a pattern. Most of these guys are in their mid-twenties. A few older dudes, some young guns, but mostly in that 24-27 range. I did a quick average of the ages I had written down, and it was something like 26.5. Not scientific, I know, but it gave me a ballpark figure.
Here’s what I did:
- Searched for NFL team rosters online.
- Picked a few random teams.
- Wrote down the ages or birth years of each player.
- Calculated the age if only the birth year was available.
- Did a rough average of the ages I collected.
Honestly, it felt like a bit of a wild goose chase for such a simple question. I probably could have dug deeper, looked at more teams, made a spreadsheet, the whole nine yards. But hey, I got a decent idea, and it was kind of interesting to see the age range of these players.
It’s funny how one minute you’re just chilling, and the next you’re knee-deep in NFL rosters, doing math in your head. Anyway, that’s my little adventure for the day. Maybe someone else out there has a more accurate number, but for now, I’m going with my mid-twenties guess. It’s all about the journey, right?
