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Chris Long is a famous American professional football player and started his career during his college years.

Chris Long’s College Football Player

Chris Long started his football career during his college days

From 2004 – 2007, Chris Long played college football at the University of Virginia under head coach Al Groh. During his freshman years, he served as a backup on the defensive line.

He finished the season with five tackles, two for a loss and a sack.

In 2005, Chris Long had an average of 3.8 tackles per game, leading all Virginia defensive linemen. As a total, he had 46 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, and 2 sacks. He had 26 quarterback pressures which led his team during his sophomore years.

A year after…

The American professional football player was voted team captain and earned second-team All-ACC honors. Chris Long recorded 57 tackles, 12 for a loss, and 4 sacks. He was fourth among ACC defensive lineman.

Chris Long became a finalist for the Dudley Award as the most outstanding player in the Commonwealth of Virginia and was an All-State selection.

In his senior season, Chris Long was known as a unanimous first-team All-American. He was also fourth in tackles by a defensive lineman with 5.3 tackles per game.

Entering the season in 2007, Chris Long aimed for the Outland Trophy, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Bednarik Trophy, Lombardi Trophy, Ted Hendricks Award, and the Lott Trophy. He finished the season as a finalist for the Lombardi, Lott, and Nagurski Trophies.

Chris Long was known as the premier defensive linemen and won the 2007 Hendricks Award as the top defensive end in the nation.

Do you know that Lon won with almost 60 percent of the votes, the most number of votes in the history of winning the award?

St. Louis Rams

Chris Long was drafted by the St. Louis Rams second overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.

For head coach Scott Linehan, Chris Long is a presumptive starter on defense. The St. Louis Rams shared their plans to use Long as both a linebacker and defensive end since one of his best assets is to play multiple positions.

Chris Long noted his first career sack against Eli Manning of the New York Giants. Long made his first 2-sack game against the New England Patriots in 2008.

At the end of the 2008 rookie season, Long was voted All-Rookie by the Pro Football Writers Association and Sporting News. Chris Long started 16 games for the St. Louis Rams in 2008. He recorded 4 sacks with a high of two sacks against the New England Patriots.

In 2009, Chris Long served as left and right defensive end for the St. Louis Rams. He led the St. Louis Rams with 43 tackles.

In 2010, against the San Diego Chargers, Chris Long recorded two sacks and was named the NFL’s NFC Defensive Player of the Week.

For three consecutive seasons, he led the St. Louis Rams in hits and hurries.

Chris Long changed his jersey number from 72 to his collegiate number 91 and was previously worn by Leonard Little.

In October 2011, the American football defensive end, Chris Long had a career-high three sacks against the New Orleans Saints and was named Sports Illustrated’s NFC Defensive Player of the Week.

Chris Long led the St. Louis Rams quarterback hurries with 15 and quarterback hits with 16.

With his achievements and milestones, Chris Long was voted the Defensive Lineman of the Year by the NFL Alumni for the 2011 season.

In October 2013, Chris Long recovered his first NFL score and was named co-NFC Defensive Player of the Week by Sports Illustrated. He ended the season with 8.5 sacks.

Chris Long was voted first alternate defensive end to the Pro Bowl; the fourth consecutive season, he was an alternate.

Again, he led the St. Louis Rams in six consecutive seasons in quarterback pressures with 39.

In 2015, Chris Long played 12 games for the St. Louis Rams. In 2016, he was released by the team.

New England Patriots

Chris Long signed a one-year deal with the New England Patriots for almost $2 million in 2016. Chris Long made great contributions giving the New England Patriots a 14-2 standing in the regular season.

The New England Patriots captured the AFC Championship and got a Super Bowl LI, his first Super Bowl title.

No doubt that Chris Long won Super Bowl LI title!

Philadelphia Eagles

In 2017, Chris Long signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. Chris Long played in all 16 games in the 2017 season.

Chris Long, with fellow ex-New England Patriot, LeGarrette Blount helped the Philadelphia Eagles defeat their team in Super Bowl LII.

Eventually, Chris Long retired in the 2018 season in May 2019.

How Old Is Chris Long ?

Chris Long is 39 years old and was born in Santa Monica, California, USA

Chris Long Height & Weight

Chris Long stands tall at 6 ft. 2 in. (191 cm.) and weighs 125 kgs. Imagine Chris Long has the same height as his fellow athletes Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, and Giorgio Chiellini.

Chris Long Body Measurements

Chris Long has a well-shaped body build. He has a lean body shape with a body measurement of around 42-32-37 inches. Also, he has biceps of 16 inches. He has large-sized shoes of size 12.

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