The tallest player to ever play in the NFL was 7'0". He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 10th round in 1967. His name was, Richard Sligh.
As for active players, as of the 2009 season, there were 3 active guys that all stood 6'9", they were, Jared Gaither of the Baltimore Ravens, Dennis Roland of the Cincinnati Bengals and Demar Dotson of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Mark Eaton, 7'4"
Zydrunas Ilgauskas is the second tallest right now and Yao Ming is the second tallest NBA player ever.
Roy Mcfarland
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SPUD WEBB Well, the Tallest American Football player in NFL history was Richard Sligh at 7.0 ft or 213 cm
Kristof van Hout - 2.08m - (6ft10) is the tallest football player in the world
andy dalton
Richard Sligh is the tallest player to ever play professional football. Richard Sligh stood 7 feet tall and played for the Oakland Raiders.
luke oliver-bradford city
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Derek Fowler
The tallest football player in the world is Kristof van Hout from Belgium, who stands at 6 feet 10 inches tall.
I believe the tallest player was Mark Hendrickson
luke charteris
peter crouch and zat knight 1.98 metres