Terence Newman will be 40 in September, and with James Harrison retiring, Newman will be the oldest defensive player in the NFL in 2018.
He’s ready to hand that title to someone else after this season.
Newman, who re-signed with the Vikings on Monday, said the 2018 season — his 16th in the league and his fourth with the club — will be his last in the NFL.
“I’m getting to a point where you’ve got to figure out something else that you want to do, once you get to my age,” he said Tuesday. “I think this will be my last year, no matter what happens.