Happy Birthday Andrew Whitworth, first player ever in NFL to start left tackle at age 40

– Andrew Whitworth will get reminders about his age by his teammates from time to time, but last Sunday against the Jaguars, the Rams offensive lineman heard it from the opposing team.
"55 for them, which I can't remember his name right now, but actually during a TV timeout, (he) came up to me and he was like, 'Man,' he gave me a hug. And he was like, 'Hey, man, be honest with me. Like, how old are you?'" Whitworth said during a video conference with reporters Monday. "And I was like, I'm 39 years old. And he was like, 'you've got to be kidding me. You're not.' And I was like 'I am. I'm 39.' And he's like, 'No, it's unbelievable. Like can we please give me some secrets, I need something. Help me out a little bit.' I said I'll get with you after the game, but I ended up seeing him.'"
55 was seventh-year Jaguars defensive end/outside linebacker Lerentee McCray, and no one could blame him for asking. Whitworth, who turns 40 on Sunday, has had impressive career longevity, one that will be marked with another major milestone: When the Rams take on the Cardinals on Monday Night Football at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., he will become the first 40-year-old to start an NFL game at left tackle.
"It's definitely amazing, and something that probably for me, in my career, there's a lot of reflecting, just because it is a pretty huge deal and something that I put as a personal goal almost seven, eight years ago," Whitworth said. "To be here and think of all the things I've been through, through it, it's pretty wild."
Since entering the league as a second-round draft pick out of LSU in 2006, Whitworth has played in 235 out of 251 possible regular season games in his 16-year career. The four-time Pro Bowler and two-time First Team All-Pro selection's 231 career starts are most among active offensive tackles and fourth-most among active players, regardless of position, according to pro-football-reference.com. All time LSU Great