Yesterday, two days after the 2016 NFL Draft had concluded, Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison confirmed what was largely considered to be inevitable, which is that he would be returning for a 14th NFL season, during which he will be playing at the age of 38.
That will make him the seventh-oldest active player in the league—and five of the six players who are older are all kickers, punters, or long snappers, with the lone exception being, of course, quarterback Tom Brady of the Patriots, whom Harrison will have an opportunity to sack, for perhaps one final time, this season.