The Aporia · Rams have NFL’s second-oldest roster, you wont believe who’s first

Rams have NFL’s second-oldest roster, you wont believe who’s first

Read the original at New York Post ↗

Cite

APA MLA Chicago

Duarte, M. (2026, August 31). Rams have NFL’s second-oldest roster, you wont believe who’s first. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/08/31/sports/los-angeles-rams-have-nfls-second-oldest-roster-entering-2026/

Dated when The Aporia collected the article, usually within hours of publication. Check the original for its exact date and byline.

Quick Summary

The Los Angeles Rams have the NFL's second-oldest roster entering the 2026-27 season, with an average age of 27 years and 214 days. This is surpassed only by the Atlanta Falcons, who have an average age of 27 years and 220 days. The Rams' roster has been boosted by the addition of Aaron Donald, a 35-year-old defensive lineman who returned from retirement to rejoin the team. Overall, ten NFL teams now have an average age above 27 years old, with the league-wide average being 26 years and 303 days.

Written by AI on 2026-08-31, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

The Los Angeles Rams have an average age of 27 years, 214 days, making them the second-oldest roster in the NFL entering the 2026-27 season. This is just behind the Atlanta Falcons, who are 27 years, 220 days old on average, and ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers at 27 years, 208 days. The Rams' age has increased due to the return of defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who was coming out of retirement to rejoin the team, although his age is not explicitly mentioned in the article. The Atlanta Falcons have added kicker Nick Folk, who is 41 years, 308 days old, to their roster, making them the oldest team in the NFL. This ranking is based on an analysis by Bookies.com, which calculated the ages of players as of the NFL's opening night on September 9. The league-wide average age is 26 years, 303 days.

Written for “NFL Roster Ages Exposed” on 2026-10-30, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

Compared with similar articles

Nothing to compare against. No article is close enough to this one for the pipeline to have linked or judged the pair.

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted

sentences that state something as happening or true

Uncertain

13%

2 of 15 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")

Leaning

not political

takes no side on a contested political question

Publisher signals

66/100

New York Post's corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.

Outlets on this story

Sports

Same framing elsewhere

articles that frame the event the way this one does

Who wrote this

Michael Duarte

82 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 But Thursday, they were confronted with a sobering reminder that football’s most devastating hits might not reveal their consequences for decades.

2026-10-30 · assertive framing · Aaron Donald and Puka Nacua’s candid reaction to alarming CTE study

🔮 After a week in which the Rams lost Davante Adams, Poona Ford, Kobie Turner and Blake Grupe to significant injuries, with Trent McDuffie and Nate Landman also sidelined and Puka Nacua battling a calf injury, McVay could have spent his postgame press conference explaining why his depleted roster couldn’t compete.

2026-10-26 · assertive framing · Sean McVay delivers best coaching performance of season as Rams beat Raiders, revive playoff hopes

🔮 That physical mentality could prove invaluable Sunday against a Raiders defense that has struggled to limit yards after the catch.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Rams receiver opens up about Davante Adams injury, stepping into spotlight

🔮 For a Rams team desperately trying to climb out of last place in the NFC West, Stafford’s historic afternoon couldn’t have come at a better time.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Matthew Stafford makes NFL history with record-breaking touchdown pass against Raiders

🔮 Afterward, McVay admitted he regretted the decision. “I wish I would have had a better play call and gone forward, got it a lot tighter.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Sean McVay is the reason the Rams are falling apart — and the only man who can fix them

🔮 “Vegas, baby, Vegas!” Thirty years later, Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams could use a similar intervention. Because what began as a season filled with Super Bowl aspirations has become a five-alarm fire, and the team that dreamed of playing for a Lombardi Trophy in its own stadium might need a miracle just to escape the NFC West basement.

2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Vegas, baby, Vegas! Why the Rams’ season could go bust in Sin City

🔮 McVay confirmed McDuffie will sit out Friday’s session and is questionable against Las Vegas.

2026-10-23 · assertive framing · Rams’ injury nightmare gets worse as another defensive star ruled out

🔮 And now, they might have lost one of the most important players they can least afford to lose.

2026-10-22 · assertive framing · Rams’ injury nightmare gets even worse as Puka Nacua suffers new setback

🔮 For an organization that prides itself on finding answers, the kicking position remains a glaring indictment of its personnel decisions. The Rams have changed kickers frequently and the only question now is how long McManus will last.

2026-10-20 · assertive framing · Rams’ kicking nightmare continues as Sean McVay turns to yet another veteran

🔮 Running back Kyren Williams, asked about the team’s inability to sustain energy between possessions, offered a pointed response, saying he didn’t know because he “wasn’t out there.”

2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Matthew Stafford, Puka Nacua deliver sobering messages after Rams’ stunning loss to Cardinals: ‘We are what our record is’

Also by Michael Duarte

Aaron Donald and Puka Nacua’s candid reaction to alarming CTE study

2026-10-30 · New York Post

Sean McVay delivers best coaching performance of season as Rams beat Raiders, revive playoff hopes

2026-10-26 · New York Post

Rams receiver opens up about Davante Adams injury, stepping into spotlight

2026-10-25 · New York Post

Matthew Stafford makes NFL history with record-breaking touchdown pass against Raiders

2026-10-25 · New York Post

Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.

All 82 articles by Michael Duarte →

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)

The Los Angeles Rams have spent the offseason collecting stars like a Hollywood producer assembling an Oscar cast. asserted

Rams → spend → cast

A few more candles are starting to appear on the birthday cake. asserted

candles → start → cake

According to an analysis by Bookies.com, the Rams currently own the NFL’s second-oldest roster entering the 2026-27 season, with an average age of 27 years, 214 days. uncertain

Rams → accord → years

The Pittsburgh Steelers, who have the NFL’s oldest player in Aaron Rodgers (42 years, 281 days) are the third-oldest team in the NFL at 27 years, 208 days. asserted

who → have → years

Prior to the release of the official 53-man roster on Sunday afternoon, the Steelers had the oldest-roster in the NFL entering training camp, but the announcement that 35-year-old Aaron Donald was coming out of retirement to return to the Rams raised their average age. asserted

Donald → have → age

The Falcons added kicker Nick Folk (41 years, 308 days) to their 53-man roster on Sunday, giving them the NFL’s oldest roster. asserted

Falcons → add → roster

Bookies.com calculated its rankings using players currently on each team’s 53-man roster, with ages measured as of the NFL’s Sept. 9 opening night. asserted

Bookies.com → calculate → night

The league-wide average is 26 years, 303 days, putting Los Angeles nearly nine months above the NFL norm. asserted

average → put → norm

In total, 10 NFL teams currently have an average age above 27 years old. asserted

teams → have → age

The Rams roster isn’t designed to patiently mature. asserted

roster → design → ?

It’s constructed to win a Super Bowl now, with proven veterans surrounding a championship-caliber core. asserted

veterans → construct → core

Youth may offer fresher legs, but experience matters when January football becomes a street fight. uncertain

football → offer → legs

The last team with the oldest roster in the NFL to win a Super Bowl was the 2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers featuring Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski. asserted

team → win → Brady

They had an average roster age of roughly 27 years and 153 days. asserted

They → have → years

Hopefully, this season will end the same way the Bucs did: by winning a Super Bowl inside their home stadium. asserted

Bucs → end → stadium

Rams have NFL’s second-oldest roster, you wont believe who’s first

Quick Summary

AI analysis

Story

Compared with similar articles

Signals How these are calculated →

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Publisher

Who wrote this

Topics

Subjects

Narrative

Claims (15 extracted, 2 hedged)