Month of April, 2008

Christopher Howard Long (born March 28, 1985 in Santa Monica, California) is an American football defensive end for the St. Louis Rams of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Rams second overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia. Long is the son of Diane and Howie Long, who is a former NFL defensive end and Hall of Famer.
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1 Early years
2 College career
2.1 College career statistics
3 Pre 2008 NFL Draft
3.1 NFL Combine numbers
3.2 Campus pro day numbers
3.3 Pre-Draft Trade rumors
4 NFL career
4.1 St. Louis Rams
5 References
6 External links
[edit]Early years

Chris Long attended St. Anne's-Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a senior in 2003 he was in on 91 tackles, 23 tackles for a loss, and 15 sacks helping his team to an undefeated record and the state championship. Long also had 72 pancake blocks on offense as a senior. “He was a big gangly kid who had yet to grow into his body,” said John Blake, the St. Anne’s-Belfield coach. “But he jumped in with both feet. When he played tackle, he would drive kids 10 or 15 yards down the field, like he was steering a car.”[1]
In 2002, as a junior, Long had 85 tackles with 12 sacks and 20 tackles for a loss. Long ended his high school career 43 sacks and 66 tackles for a loss. He was a three-time first-team All-Central Virginia defensive lineman by Charlottesville's main newspaper, The Daily Progress, and earned first-team All-Central Virginia honors his senior season as an offensive lineman as well. He was selected Conference Defensive Player of the Year his final two seasons and was selected Student Sports Junior All-American in 2002.
Long has the rare distinction of having his jersey retired at St. Anne's Belfield School. He was given a 4-star ranking for college recruiting from Rivals.com, a service that rated him the sixth-best defensive end in the prep ranks.[2] He played in the 2004 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.