Richard Sligh is the tallest player to ever play professional football. Richard Sligh stood 7 feet tall and played for the Oakland Raiders.
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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Derek Fowler
I believe the tallest player was Mark Hendrickson
luke charteris
Chris Mirus, a defensive end for the Chicago Bears is 6 foot 9
Marek Malik
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6'9 - Zdeno Chara
Brandon Roy