HOUSTON — The Denver Broncos’ Marcedes Lewis made historical past Sunday in opposition to the Houston Texans, when at age 41 he grew to become the oldest tight finish to ever play in an NFL sport.
When he entered the sport on the fourth snap of Denver’s first drive, Lewis additionally grew to become the oldest participant to look in a sport in franchise historical past.
Lewis was signed to the observe squad Wednesday and promoted to the lively roster Saturday. He’s the second-oldest lively participant within the NFL behind Aaron Rodgers, who will flip 42 in December.
Evan Engram and Adam Trautman have been the Broncos’ solely wholesome tight ends with Lucas Krull (foot) on injured reserve and Nate Adkins struggling a knee harm final week. Adkins routinely lined up at fullback and H-back, and Lewis has lengthy been top-of-the-line blocking tight ends within the NFL.
Lewis was a first-round choose (twenty eighth total) by the Jacksonville Jaguars out of UCLA in 2006, the identical 12 months that Broncos coach Sean Payton acquired his first head teaching gig with the New Orleans Saints. Lewis performed 12 seasons in Jacksonville, 5 in Inexperienced Bay and the previous two in Chicago, the place he appeared in all 17 video games final season.