This past week, my friends were talking about the stellar NFL player, Jonathan Owens and his impressive statistic of six feet two inches tall. Until now I thought the average height for NFL players was five foot ten inches, so this was quite a shock. I’m kinda curious what’s it like being so tall. Can you even imagine how much adrenaline he must feel while playing? That’s gotta be really exciting!
Days went by, and Jonathan Owens kept popping up in my conversations with friends, so I decided to do some research. After looking at some stats, I discovered that an NFL player like Jonathan stands tall among the others, literally! He’s a part of the much disproportional 6’2” club which ends up being home to only around 5-10 percent of NFL players.
It’s the combination of Jonathan’s size and skills that all of us admire. His height enables him to maintain an advantage over the others. Then, his strength and power allows him to make the most of that advantage. For that, I guess it’s no wonder why his coaches consider him a reliable player.
That meant he must’ve been a rare specimen – not just talll and powerful, but also agile. It was a treat watching him run around the field with the grace of a cheetah. I couldn’t help but wonder how something so big can move so swiftly. His feet truly looked like someone had sprinkled them with fairy dust.
His talent did not stop there. He had more than just size and speed. Owens was also able to ploy every situation to his advantage. When the coach asked him to cover for somebody, he was successful. When he was required to run an extra mile, he won the race. It’s almost like he had an eye for anticipating plays.
It’s impressive to witness how natural athleticism can combine with technical knowledge to give a player such a huge edge. Owens also seemed to understand his strength and use his height to the full effect—he was just so good at reading and timing plays. It was like he could almost predict the future.
If there’s one thing I can take away from my learning about Jonathan Owens, it’s that having the right size for the job is only half of it. You need to be skilled in many facets of the game, tactically as well as physically, if you want to replicate the greatness of someone like Owens.