6'6" (1.98m) Rob Gronkowski is all smiles on this page because there are
so many tall American style football players. 6'4" Christopher James "Chris" Kluwe (born 1981) is a punter for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2005. He played college football at UCLA. Kluwe was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2005. He was released by the Seahawks for the final roster cutdown and was picked up the next day by the Vikings. Kluwe became one of the most surprising pickups for the Vikings, finishing the season with an average of 44.1 yards per punt, ranking second in the NFC and sixth in the league. He punted 71 times during his first season. Kluwe and his wife Isabel had their first daughter in July 2008, and their second in 2010. He also wrote a blog named "Out of Bounds," which appeared on the website of the St. Paul Pioneer Press until 2012. He quit the column in protest over the paper's editorial in support of the Minnesota Marriage Amendment which would have amended the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. He is very outspoken about his support of Gay Rights despite working for a notoriously homophobic organization, the NFL. On September 7, 2012 Kluwe released a letter via sports website Deadspin he had sent to Maryland state assembly delegate Emmett Burns, defending the opinions of Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo and sharply criticizing Burns on his attempt to stifle Ayanbadejo's free speech. Ayanbadejo has been a vocal supporter of same-sex marriage and Burns had sent a letter requesting that the Ravens ownership "inhibit such expressions" by their employee.
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Nigerian immigrants Beverly and Sunday Nkemdiche. His father, a cardiologist, has reportedly applied for a researcher position at University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. Nkemdiche's mother, a politician, returned to Nigeria in 2009 and currently represents Onitsha South in the Anambra State House of Assembly. His older brother Denzel plays linebacker for the Ole Miss Rebels. Sadly, Robert Nkemdiche currently does not live with either of his parents, but with one of his high school football coaches, defensive line coach Lenny Gregory, his legal guardian. Massive 6'8" (2.03m) 320 lb. (145 kg) Nathaniel (Nate) Perry Solder (born 1988) is an American football offensive guard and offensive tackle for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Colorado, and was recognized as an All-American. The Patriots picked him in the first round of the 2011 NFL Draft. |
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ESPN PROFILES 6'5" HIGH SCHOOLER ROBERT NKEMDICHE |
The No. 1 player
in the ESPN 150, Robert Nkemdiche, talks to Craig Haubert
about the pressure of being at the top of a magazine's
imaginary list. |