Ranking the Oldest NFL Coaches in 2024: Andy Reid, Jim Harbaugh, and Others Among the Seniors of the Sidelines | Sports

Out with the outdated, in with the new. 

There has been a youth motion amongst NFL head coaches in latest years. Just this previous offseason, Jerod Mayo (37) and Mike Macdonald (36) had been employed by the Patriots and Seahawks, respectively, to take over their franchises. 

That does not imply there aren't loads of veterans roaming the sidelines for NFL golf equipment.

There was a altering of the guard at the high of the listing of oldest NFL head coaches. In truth, the two groups talked about above went from having the two oldest head coaches to the two youngest, as Seattle went from Pete Carroll to Macdonald and New England went from Bill Belichick to Mayo. 

In truth, 4 of the high 5 coaches that made the 2023 listing for oldest sideline bosses are not in the league, ensuing in fairly a number of modifications to the order. 

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Oldest NFL coaches of 2024

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Below is a have a look at the 10 oldest coaches in the NFL for the 2024 season.

Age and document listed as of Sept. 1, earlier than the begin of the 2024 common season. 

1. Andy Reid, Chiefs

• Age: 66
• Experience: twenty sixth season
• Record: 258-144-1

Reid has been in the league so lengthy, his nickname, “Big Red,” actually cannot be used anymore along with his pink hair turning grey. However, his capability to guide a workforce has solely gotten stronger yr after yr. 

The present Chiefs head coach started his teaching profession in 1999 when he was employed by the Eagles. He spent 14 seasons in Philadelphia, main the Eagles to a Super Bowl look and 9 profitable seasons. In 2012, after Reid's worst season thus far, the Eagles elected to not renew his contract.

It didn't take lengthy for Reid to seek out one other residence, as he was instantly employed by the Chiefs to take over as their head coach. The transfer has labored out extremely effectively, as Kansas City has by no means had a shedding document beneath Reid. His groups have recorded double-digit wins and made the playoffs in 9 consecutive years. They have additionally appeared in 4 Super Bowls and gained the championship 3 times. 

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2. John Harbaugh, Ravens

• Age: 61
• Experience: seventeenth season
• Record: 159-99

One of the NFL's longest-tenured coaches, Harbaugh has been the head coach of the Ravens for 17 seasons.

Harbaugh, the brother of Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, has been sensational throughout his time in Baltimore. The Ravens have solely posted two shedding information with Harbaugh at the helm.

Harbaugh climbed the high of the NFL mountain throughout the 2012 season, as the Ravens defeated the 49ers in Super Bowl 47. Baltimore has not been again to the large sport since, though the Ravens have made the playoffs in 5 of the previous six seasons.

3. Mike McCarthy, Cowboys

• Age: 60
• Experience: nineteenth season
• Record: 167-102-2

McCarthy has coached two of the most historic franchises in NFL historical past, beginning his head teaching profession with the Packers and at present performing as the Cowboys' head honcho. 

McCarthy took over in Green Bay in 2006, serving to construct the Packers into perennial Super Bowl contenders with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. The pair gained their lone championship collectively in 2011, the solely time the two made it to a Super Bowl. The Packers elected to half methods with McCarthy throughout the 2018 season, with Green Bay sitting at 4-7-1 via Week 13. 

After sitting on the sidelines in 2019, McCarthy was employed by the Cowboys to take over for the fired Jason Garrett. After a dismal first marketing campaign, McCarthy posted back-to-back seasons with 10-6 information and secured Dallas' first playoff win since 2018 . However, the Cowboys exited early in 2023 in embarrassing style. The expectations are all the time greater down in Jerry World, and McCarthy has to discover a technique to make a deep playoff run in order to maintain his job. 

4. Todd Bowles, Buccaneers

• Age: 60
• Experience: eighth season
• Record: 43-58

Bowles checks in at No. 4 on this listing, however simply barely. He was born eight days after McCarthy, however that further week-plus places McCarthy forward of him.

Bowles is in his second stint as an NFL head coach — third for those who embrace his three video games as interim head coach for the Dolphins. He received his first full-time gig in 2015 with the Jets, as New York handed the defensive-minded Bowles a four-year contract. After a robust first yr, the Jets completed beneath .500 the subsequent three seasons, ensuing in Bowles not being introduced again after 2018. 

After New York, Bowles joined the Buccaneers as a defensive coordinator beneath Bruce Arians. When Arians introduced his retirement after the 2021 season, Bowlers was named as his substitute. He's at present in his third season as Tampa Bay's head coach. 

5. Jim Harbaugh, Chargers

• Age: 60
• Experience: fifth season
• Record: 44-19-1

Harbaugh is again for his second stint in the NFL. The youthful sibling of the Ravens coach was the head coach for the 49ers from 2011-14, serving to San Francisco attain a Super Bowl in that span. However, he misplaced to John and the Ravens in Super Bowl 47. 

In 2015, Harbaugh left the NFL to take over at Michigan, his alma mater. He coached the Wolverines for 9 seasons, ending his stint by going out on high, profitable the 2023 nationwide championship. 

After capturing the title, Harbaugh left Ann Arbor for Los Angeles, taking the opening with the Chargers this offseason. He instantly enters the high 5 of oldest NFL head coaches. 

6. Sean Payton, Broncos

• Age: 60
• Experience: seventeenth season
• Record: 160-100

After a one-year hiatus, Payton got here again to the NFL teaching world in 2023. The longtime Saints head coach introduced his retirement after the 2021 season, with Dennis Allen taking on his function in New Orleans. However, that retirement was short-lived. 

Payton spent 15 years down in New Orleans with the Saints, working predominantly with quarterback Drew Brees. Under Payton, the Saints gained Super Bowl 44, defeating the Colts in the championship sport. New Orleans posted 10 profitable seasons with Payton. 

The veteran coach is now at the helm of the Broncos, coming into his second season in Denver. 

7. Doug Pederson, Jaguars

• Age: 56
• Experience: eighth season
• Record: 60-53-1

There's a fairly large drop-off after Payton, with a four-year hole between the Broncos head coach and Pederson. However, the Jaguars coach finds himself at No. 7 on the listing, a bump from No. 10 in 2023. 

Pederson started his NFL head teaching profession with the Eagles in 2016, serving to the workforce to 3 profitable seasons and a Super Bowl throughout that point, defeating Belichick and the Patriots in Super Bowl 52. However, after a 4-11-1 marketing campaign in 2020, the two sides elected to half methods. 

After a yr off from teaching, Pederson took the Jaguars' opening after the 2021 season, following the disastrous and short-lived Urban Meyer period in Jacksonville. The Jaguars loved a robust turnaround season in 2022, making the playoffs as Trevor Lawrence tremendously improved beneath Pederson. It was a stagnant yr final season, as Jacksonville hopes to take one other step ahead in 2024. 

8. Matt Eberflus, Bears

• Age: 54
• Experience: third season
• Record: 10-24

Eberflus could also be pretty new to the NFL head teaching scene, however he is one of the oldest in the league. The Bears coach is at present in his third season at the helm in Chicago. 

The 54-year-old spent 4 seasons as the defensive coordinator of the Colts from 2018-21. In 2022, Eberflus was employed by the Bears to take over in the Windy City. After two sub-par seasons, Chicago now has a franchise quarterback in 2024 No. 1 general decide Caleb Williams, and Eberflus is doing what he can this season to unlock his potential. 

9. Dan Quinn, Commanders

• Age: 53
• Experience: seventh season
• Record: 43-42

Quinn is again in the head teaching ranks for the first time since 2020. The present Commanders boss spent six seasons in Atlanta with the Falcons, teaching the workforce throughout the Matt Ryan period from 2015-20.  He helped the Falcons to a Super Bowl look in 2016, however it ended in the notorious 28-3 sport, shedding to the Patriots. 

The veteran coach was the defensive coordinator in Dallas from 2021-23, working beneath Mike McCarthy. He helped the Cowboys protection be one of the most deadly in the league, and he parlayed that into getting his second head teaching gig this offseason. 

After firing Ron Rivera, the Commanders poached Quinn from their divisional rival, bringing in Quinn to be the new head coach. He, together with rookie QB Jayden Daniels, are in their first yr in D.C.

10. Mike Tomlin, Steelers

• Age: 52
• Experience: 18th season
• Record: 173-100

When Tomlin first started teaching in the NFL, he was one of the youngest coaches ever to get a head teaching job. Now, he cracks the high 10 of oldest ones nonetheless lively. 

Tomlin has been round endlessly. No one has coached one workforce amongst lively coaches for so long as he has, spending all 18 seasons with the Steelers. He has two Super Bowl appearances and a Super Bowl title throughout that point. 

The most spectacular half of Tomlin's marketing campaign in the NFL is that the Steelers have by no means completed with a shedding document. Pittsburgh has gone .500 3 times, however outdoors of that, each Steelers season has been a profitable one — a testomony to Tomlin's capability to get the most out of his group yr in and yr out.