Why are slot receivers shorter than wide receivers?

A slot receiver lines up close to the offensive line, and usually slightly behind the line of scrimmage The area known as the slot is most

slot Draft projection : Priority free agent WR MIKE DAVIS , # 1 receivers with 45-609-1 Started 11 - of

nfl slot machine slot have made him a very friendly receiver for QB Jared Goff He's not the biggest or most explosive receiver in the league, but St Brown plays with

nfl slot receivers Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill is the No 1 slot receiver in the NFL per @NFL_DougFarrar