Andrew Whitworth is on the verge of retirement after just completing his 16th season in the NFL. He turned 40 in December and after doing so, he won a Super Bowl and was named the Walter Payton Man of the Year – a coveted award that recognizes a player’s excellence on and off the field.
Being the oldest player on the team and one of the oldest in the NFL, there’s quite the age gap between Whitworth and his other teammates. During an appearance on the Dan Le Batard Show, Whitworth talked about the feeling of being so much older than other players in the locker room.
“It usually involves their social media accounts or what they’re into that I just have no idea what they’re talking about. Sometimes they get into conversations that I literally, it’s like they’re speaking another language because I’ve got no idea what’s important to them or what they’re into,” Whitworth joked. “I just try to keep up the best I can, give a nod or a smile and act like I understand….