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In a game of inches, being too tall isn't to good: the red-flag treatment often greets pro prospects who are long on height.(NFL)
They called Ed Jones "Too Tall," but at 6-9, really he wasn't. It was a joke really, kind of like calling Donald Trump "Too Rich," or Pamela Anderson "Too Shapely."
That isn't to say players can't be too tall, however. Take it from a guy who could use elevator shoes: Too much height scares some talent evaluators more than too little height. And it should. Jones got away with being too tall because he had athleticism that was rare for a man his size.
Dan McGwire, now he was too tall. The brother of home run king Mark McGwire stood 6-8. He was a first-round pick of the Seahawks in 1991, but the quarterback played in only 13 games in a five-year NFL career. ...