Travis Long

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Travis Long
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1991-07-24) July 24, 1991 (age 32)
Spokane, Washington, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
College: Washington State
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
Career highlights and awards

Travis Marshall Long (born July 24, 1991) [1] is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington State.

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Early life

Long attended Gonzaga Prep High School in Spokane, Washington. He was selected to the All-Greater Spokane League Second Team in his sophomore season in high school. [2] During high school, he was a Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Nugget honorable mention. [3] He was selected to the Associated Press 4-A All-State First Team and was named to the Seattle Times All-State Team as a defensive lineman. [2] He was named as the GSL Co-Defensive Player of the Year with his future Washington State Cougar teammate Chris Mastin. [2]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeight40‡Commit date
Travis Long
Defensive end 		Spokane, WashingtonGonzaga Prep6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)235 lb (107 kg)4.78Jan 6, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: 3 stars.svg     Rivals: 3 stars.svg     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 42 (TE)   Rivals: NR (DE), NR (National), 13 (Washington)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2009 Washington State Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  • "2009 Washington State Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 6, 2013.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 6, 2013.

College career

Long played college football at Washington State. He was an honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference in his freshman and sophomore seasons. [4] He was the recipient of the Leon Bender award during his sophomore season. [5] He was selected to the Second-Team All-Pac-12 [6] [7] and Phil Steele's All-Pac-12 Conference second team in his junior season. [8] He was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team [9] and also was named WSU's defensive MVP following his senior season. [2] He was the recipient of the Laurie Niemi Award in his senior season. [2] On November 26, 2012, he was named as an All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention following the conclusion of his senior season. [10] [11] On December 19, 2012, he was selected as the inaugural 2012 Kathi Goertzen Coug of the Year. [12] He finished college with a total of 201 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 11 pass deflections, 4 forced fumbles and one interception. [13]

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Long signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2013. [14] On August 31, 2013, Long was cut. [15] On September 1, 2013, Long was added to the Eagles' practice squad. [16] On January 6, 2014, Long signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles. [17]

He tore his ACL in the fourth and final preseason game of the 2014 NFL season. [18] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2014. [19]

Almost a year after his injury, Long tore the same ACL on August 3, 2015. [20] He was placed on injured reserve and will miss his second straight season. [21]

On July 27, 2016, Long was released. [22]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Travis Long Washington State Profile". wsucougars.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Northwest Nuggets | The Prep Blog - The News Tribune". thenewstribune.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  4. ↑ "PHIL STEELE'S 2012 POSTSEASON ALL-PAC 12 TEAM". philsteele.com.
  5. ↑ "Washington State Football Banquet Wraps 2010 Season". wsucougars.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
  6. ↑ Miller, Ted (November 28, 2011). "Coaches All-Pac-12 teams announced". ESPN. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Athlon's 2011 All-Pac-12 Team". athlonsports.com. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  8. ↑ "PHIL STEELE'S 2011 PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12 TEAM" (PDF). philsteele.com.
  9. ↑ Gemmell, Kevin (November 20, 2012). "Pac-12 All-Academic team". ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Pac-12 announces 2012 all-conference team, individual honors". cbssports.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  11. ↑ "Pac-12 football awards and all-conference team announced". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Travis Long named 2012 Kathi Goertzen Coug of the Year". cougcenter.com. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Travis Long College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
  14. ↑ Shorr-Parks, Eliot (July 29, 2013). "Eagles sign LB Travis Long to 90-man roster". nj.com. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
  15. ↑ Gowton, Brandon Lee (August 31, 2013). "Philadelphia Eagles cut Danny Watkins and Clay Harbor among others to get the roster down to 53". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  16. ↑ Fairburn, Matthew (September 1, 2013). "NFL practice squad roundup 2013: A full rundown of selections" . Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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  18. ↑ Gowton, Brandon Lee (August 30, 2014). "Travis Long Injury: Eagles linebacker tears ACL". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  19. ↑ Fierro, Nick (August 30, 2014). "A new kicker and four TEs on Eagles roster for now". The Morning Call. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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