I'm not sure what your looking for but here goes: Vince Papale was 30 years old when he was a rookie for the Eagles in 1976. He played a total of 41 games from 1976 to 1978 and was a wide receiver who caught 1 pass for 15 yards in 1977. He was the oldest rookie in NFL history who never played college football, excluding kickers. A movie is just coming out about him. http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/whereAreTheyNowDetail.jsp?id=14989 Many sources say that Ben Graham was the oldest rookie ever to be part of an NFL opening day roster at age 31 in 2005. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Graham_(football) Several sources claimed that Placekicker Ola Kimrin, 32, was the oldest rookie to ever play in a NFL game in 2004. Other sources say that Greg Truitt signed with Bengals at age 28, making him oldest NFL rookie since Otis Douglas made debut at 34 for 1946 Philadelphia Eagles, but there have been several older ones. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/sfn/sfn31ex2.htm Otis Douglas made debut at the age of 34 for the 1946 Philadelphia Eagles. Mose Kelsch was 37 when he played his 1st year in the NFL in 1933. Here's some others way back when the NFL 1st started. In 1920, when the NFL was actually the APFA, Bobby Marshall 40 played with the Rock Island Independents. He was a end. The next season he played was in 1925 at the age of 45. Also in 1920, Phil Nesser 39, Charlie Essman 38 and Ted Nesser 37 played for the Columbus Panhandles. In 1921, still called the APFA, John Nesser was a rookie at the age of 45, when he played with the Columbus Panhandles. He was a guard and a tackle. Also in 1921, Louie Fritsch was a rookie at the age of 41, when he played for the Evansville Crimson Giants at the guard position. In 1924, when it was called the NFL, Napoleon Barrel was a rookie at the age of 38, when he played for the Oorang Indians. Also in 1924, George Dahlgren was a rookie at the age of 37, when he played for the Kenosha Maroons.