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The Short and the Tall of NFL

The shortest player to play in the NFL since 1990 is Trindon Holliday, who at 5' 5" is a receiver who spends most of his time on special teams as a return specialists. His small stature gives him dynamic speed and agility to elude the considerably larger players on the field.


The record for the tallest player in the NFL is 7 foot tall with the honor going to Oakland Raiders tackle Richard Sligh. After being drafted in 1967, Sligh played a total of eight games with the Raiders during the 1967 season.