Florida basketball player Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 center and the world’s tallest teen, recently worked out for the Gators’ football team.

Florida's 7-Foot-9 Center Reportedly Tried to Play Football for Gators originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

Give Billy Napier some points for creativity. Florida’s football coach brought in Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 redshirt freshman basketball player for the Gators, to work out with the hope that he could help block field goals and extra points.