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Chip Kelly wasn't joking around when he said he believes "big people beat up little people." After calculating the average height and weight of every team in the NFL for a piece in the Eagles Almanac, I have found the Philadelphia Eagles have the NFL's tallest roster. Here's a look in chart form:
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The Eagles just barely lead the league at an average of 74.41 inches. That's over 6-2. Last year the Eagles ranked fourth overall at around 74.13 inches. Here's a look at all the teams:
| Team | AVG HEIGHT |
|---|---|
| Eagles | 74.41 |
| Vikings | 74.40 |
| Jets | 74.40 |
| 49ers | 74.39 |
| Dolphins | 74.35 |
| Giants | 74.28 |
| Steelers | 74.21 |
| Jaguars | 74.21 |
| Texans | 74.20 |
| Bears | 74.19 |
| Cardinals | 74.19 |
| Ravens | 74.19 |
| Raiders | 74.15 |
| Bengals | 74.12 |
| Cowboys | 74.11 |
| Panthers | 74.10 |
| Titans | 74.09 |
| Saints | 74.09 |
| Bills | 74.08 |
| Seahawks | 74.03 |
| Chiefs | 73.98 |
| Colts | 73.96 |
| Lions | 73.94 |
| Chargers | 73.93 |
| Packers | 73.93 |
| Patriots | 73.92 |
| Broncos | 73.88 |
| Buccaneers | 73.81 |
| Falcons | 73.77 |
| Rams | 73.73 |
| Browns | 73.67 |
| Redskins | 73.59 |
Now let's take a look at weights. Last year the Eagles ranked ninth at 246.7 pounds. This year the Eagles increased their average weight to 247.1 pounds, but their ranking dropped to 14th overall.
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And now for the data chart:
| Team | AVG WEIGHT |
|---|---|
| Colts | 250.74 |
| Panthers | 250.26 |
| Giants | 250.00 |
| Ravens | 249.63 |
| Jets | 249.45 |
| Packers | 248.70 |
| Dolphins | 248.35 |
| Titans | 248.06 |
| Bengals | 247.84 |
| Patriots | 247.77 |
| Texans | 247.37 |
| Seahawks | 247.34 |
| 49ers | 247.17 |
| Eagles | 247.10 |
| Steelers | 246.54 |
| Saints | 246.52 |
| Vikings | 246.44 |
| Chargers | 246.20 |
| Broncos | 245.93 |
| Bills | 245.91 |
| Redskins | 245.36 |
| Lions | 245.33 |
| Cardinals | 244.98 |
| Falcons | 244.79 |
| Cowboys | 244.63 |
| Chiefs | 244.28 |
| Bears | 243.96 |
| Jaguars | 243.75 |
| Raiders | 243.67 |
| Browns | 243.25 |
| Buccaneers | 242.61 |
| Rams | 242.30 |
OBSERVATIONS
• The difference between the tallest team (Eagles) and shortest team (Washington) is less than a full inch: 0.82.
• The difference between the heaviest team (Colts) and the lightest team (Rams) is 8.44 pounds.
• None of the bottom five teams in height or weight had a winning record last season. In fact, some of them were among the worst teams.
• Once again, don't forget to check out the Eagles Almanac!