The newest “Golden Bachelor” made it clear he has an age limit for the upcoming season.

Mel Owens, a 66-year-old former NFL player, made an appearance on “MGoBlue Podcasts With Jon Jansen” and shared what he is looking for in a companion.

“‘If they’re 60 or over, I’m cutting them,’” he said he told the producers of the reality show, per The Hollywood Reporter. “This is not ‘The Silver Bachelor.’ This is ‘The Golden Bachelor.’”

Owens, who played his college football at Michigan, explained while going through the casting process, producers asked him, “‘What’s your preferences?’ so I just said, ’45 to 60,’ just being honest.”

Owens shared he had lunch with an executive producer on the show.

“(The executive producer) goes, ‘But they’re going to be hot, don’t worry about it, don’t worry about it.’ He goes, ‘You can’t use the word cut,’ I go, ‘That’s an NFL term,’” he added.

Plus, he said, “They’ve got to be fit, because I stay in shape and workout and stuff. And I told them to try to stay away from the artificial hips and the wigs.”

Owens, who is now a lawyer, had a nine-year NFL career as a linebacker with the Los Angeles Rams after his college career with the Wolverines.

Mark Heim is a reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim. He can be heard on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5 FM in Mobile or on the free Sound of Mobile App from 6 to 9 a.m. daily.