That adage may apply to the dating game, but it definitely doesn't apply in the NFL, where age is a number that can define your value to a team and can distinguish a team as either all-in to win now or developing its roster with an eye to the future.
The best teams can find a balance between these two extremes, but the New York Jets find themselves firmly on one side of the spectrum.
Right now, the Jets employ 12 players age 30 or older, according to Jimmy Kempski of the Philly Voice.