Firstly, a player should be 6 ft 2 inches taller to qualify as an NFL player. As a matter of fact, during NFL season, social media is always buzzing with questions about their favorite player’s height.
Who are the top 10 tallest NFL players?
1. Richard Sligh is the tallest player in the history of sports with a height of 7 ft 0 tall. Richard played for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League (AFL). As a defensive tackle.
2. Morris Stroud has a height of 6 ft 10 inches tall, Morris was a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1969 to 1974. He did not play in the 1969 regular season but was on the roster for the 1969 AFL Championship Game.
3. Jonathan Phillip Ogden, who played as an offensive tackle and spent his entire career with the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL).With a height of 6 ft 9 inches tall.
4. Ed Jones’s height is 6 ft 9 inches tall. Ed commonly known as Ed “Too Tall” Jones due to his height, is a former American football player who played 15 seasons (1974–1978, 1980–1989) in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys.
5. Dan McGwire’s height stands 6 ft 8 in tall. McGwire is a professional football player who was a quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).
6. Harold Carmichael was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles (1971–1983) and one season for the Dallas Cowboys (1984). Harold holds a height of 6 ft 8 in tall.
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7. With a height of 6 ft 8 inches tall, Jared Veldheer was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan to Jim and Mary Veldheer. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Hillsdale.
8. Robert Gallery’s height is 6 ft 7 inches tall. Robert played as an offensive guard for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He also played for the Seattle Seahawks.
9. Ted Hendriks holds a height of 6 ft 7 inches tall, Ted played as an outside linebacker for 15 seasons with the Baltimore Colts, Green Bay Packers, and the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders in the National Football League (NFL).
10. Pat Watkins is 6 ft 5 inches tall, and Watkins is, former safety in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and San Diego Chargers.
