At age 41, Marcedes Lewis set to become oldest tight end to play in NFL game

HOUSTON AP Marcedes Lewis was developing for the Denver Broncos on Sunday against the Houston Texans giving him a chance to make history If he plays against Houston the -year-old will become the oldest tight end to ever play in an NFL event He ll also become the oldest player to appear in a challenge in franchise history Lewis is the second-oldest operational participant in the NFL behind Aaron Rodgers who will turn in December Lewis was signed to the practice squad on Wednesday and promoted to the proceeding roster Saturday Evan Engram and Adam Trautman are the Broncos only healthy tight ends with Lucas Krull foot on IR and Nate Adkins suffering a knee injury last weekend in Denver s - win over the Dallas Cowboys Adkins also routinely lined up at fullback and H-back and Lewis has long been one of the best blocking tight ends in the NFL Lewis was a first-round pick th overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars out of UCLA in the same year that Broncos coach Sean Payton got his first head coaching gig in New Orleans Lewis played seasons in Jacksonville five in Green Bay and the past two in Chicago where he appeared in all games last season AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Stapleton contributed to this statement AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source