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This gallery features the biggest US football players I could possibly
find. 6'6" to 6'10"!Jason Paul Taylor (born 1974) is a former American football defensive end and linebacker who spent a majority of his career for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). Over the course of his 15-year career, Taylor played for the Dolphins on three separate occasions (1997–2007, 2009, 2011), and also played a season each for the Washington Redskins (2008) and New York Jets (2010). Taylor holds the sixth all-time career sacks record with 139.5 sacks, is the all-time leader in fumble return touchdowns with 6, while his 246 fumble return yards are the second highest total in NFL history. He officially announced his retirement on December 28, 2011. Taylor was a four-year letterman and three-year starter for the Akron Zips of the University of Akron before being drafted in the third round, thirteenth pick (73rd overall), in the 1997 NFL Draft by Miami. A six-time Pro Bowl selection, Taylor was named the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2006. Jason Taylor grew up around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and played high school football for Woodland Hills High School. Taylor is one of the many players to reach the NFL from the successful football program led by coach George Novak at Woodland Hills. Taylor was homeschooled from grades 10 through 12. Taylor was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the third Round (73rd pick overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft. Taylor signed a four-year deal worth approximately $1.3 million in July 1997. From there he established himself as one of the premier defensive ends in the league. He became a starter in his rookie season and recorded five sacks and forced two fumbles. The following season, 1998, Taylor recorded nine sacks and the 6'6" Taylor batted away eight passes. In 1999 Taylor grabbed the first of his eight career NFL interceptions. He was later traded to the Washington Redskins but in 2009 was released for refusing to participate in off-season conditioning programs claiming he wanted to be closer to his family in Florida. In May 2009 he want back to the Miami Dolphins. In 2010 he signed with the New York Jets but had a supbar since and the Jets released him in 2011. He went back to the Miami Dolphins AGAIN, then announced his retirement from football shortly thereafter. He is known for appearing on Dancing with the Stars (no real movie stars would touch that show with a ten foot ballet slipper) and for his charity work benefitting underpriveleged children in southern Florida. Margus Hunt (born 1987) is an Estonian-born American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Bengals in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at SMU. Before taking up American football, Hunt competed in the discus throw and shot put, and was the former world junior record holder in discus throw. At 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m), he is one of the tallest players in the NFL. Hunt grew up in the small town Karksi-Nuia, Estonia, and took up athletics because "there wasn’t much to do". After trying decathlon he decided to concentrate on the throwing events – discus, shot and hammer throw. Hunt started training with Aleksander Tammert, an Olympic bronze medalist in discus throw from the 2004 Summer Olympics. Hunt competed in hammer throw at the 2003 World Youth Championships and discus at the 2004 World Junior Championships, placing eighth and sixth respectively. He continued to compete in decathlons until 2010. He attended Southern Methodist University in 2007 and joined their football program. I call Southern Methodist Unifersity "Smoooo" because I don't know what I am talking about. When Hunt tried out for football, his physical power, combined with a 4.7-second 40-yard dash, led Mustangs head football coach June Jones to offer him a scholarship, and he began attending SMU full-time in 2009. He then played for the Mustangs for the next four seasons. On October 12, 2009, Hunt was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week. On November 7 Hunt broke the school record for blocked kicks in a season when he blocked an extra-point try and a field goal against Rice. In his first 14 games at SMU he blocked eight kicks, putting him in the top 10 in blocked kicks among all NCAA players. He was named the MVP of the 2012 Hawaii Bowl. He has played for my hometown college team the Cincinnati Bengals since 2013. For nearly 10 years, Bruce Feldman, a writer for CBSSports.com, has annually compiled what he calls a "Freak List" of the 10 college football players he considers the most freakish athletes. In 2012, Hunt was on top of his list. According to Feldman, Hunt "sounds like a PlayStation football creation"—despite his 82-inch (2.1 m) wingspan, he is able to bench press 225 pounds (102 kg) 35 times, and has also cleaned 384 pounds (174 kg) and snatched 345 pounds (156 kg). Hunt also boasts a 36-inch (91 cm) vertical jump.
Barden was born in Altadena, California. He played high school football at Flintridge Preparatory School in La Canada Flintridge, California. The three-time all-league selection caught 41 passes for 915 yards and 4 touchdowns as a senior, while also playing free safety. As well as playing football, Barden averaged 17 points per game in basketball and competed also in volleyball and track and field. He was also named small schools High School Athlete of the Year, while being pursued by UPenn, Stanford University, San Diego, and Cal Poly. Barden ultimately signed with the Cal Poly Mustangs. At the NFL Combine, Barden measured in at 6'6.5 tall and 225 pounds. He timed at 4.61 seconds in the 40-yard dash, 17 reps on the bench press, a 33.5" vertical jump, and a 9' 10" broad jump. He was also the tallest receiver in the draft class. In the 2009 NFL Draft, the Giants moved up six spots in the third round of the draft to select Barden. The move up cost the Giants their own third-round pick (91st overall) and one of their two fifth-rounders (164th), which they sent to their division rivals the Philadelphia Eagles. He saw little playing time in his rookie season, participating in 3 games and recording 1 catch for 16 yards. In his second season he had 5 catches for 64 yards in 3 games before being placed on injured reserve on November 16, 2010 after breaking his ankle and suffering ligament damage. Place on the Active/Physically-Unable-To-Perform List on July 29, 2011. He returned to action on November 6, 2011, catching 2 passes for 24 yards in a win against the New England Patriots. On September 20, 2012 vs. the Carolina Panthers, with Hakeem Nicks out with a foot injury, Barden had a breakout performance with 9 catches for 138 yards. In 2013 Barden was re-signed during the Giants training camp, although he was released shortly before the regular season began on August 31. After that he briefly played for the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars. |
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6'6" Jason Taylor |
6'6" Ramses Barden |
6'6" Ramses Barden |
6'6" Ramses Barden |
6'6" Ramses Barden |
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6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 280 lb. Margus Hunt |
6'8" 320 lb. Jared Veldheer |
6'8" 320 lb. Jared Veldheer |
6'8" 320 lb. Jared Veldheer |
6'8" 320 lb. Jared Veldheer |
6'8" 320 lb. Jared Veldheer |
6'9" Italian |
6'9" Italian |
6'10" Dan Skipper |
6'10" Dan Skipper |
6'10" Dan Skipper |
6'10" Dan Skipper |
7'3" German lawyer |
7'3" German lawyer |