It wasn’t long ago that Warren Sapp chided the Pittsburgh Steelers for being too old. Fast forward to today and while the team isn’t hitting the fountain of youth, they’re as young as ever.
Jimmy Kempski over at the Philly Voice has been tracking roster age since 2013. Based on his data collection, the Steelers have the youngest opening roster over that span, an average age of 25.9. Here’s their average age and league rank year-by-year.
2013 – 26.5 (23rd)
2014 – 26.3 (18th)
2015 – 26.