Travis Long
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| Position: | Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 24, 1991 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 | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
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.
Early life
[edit]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]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Travis Long Defensive end |
Spokane, Washington | Gonzaga Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.78 | Jan 6, 2009 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 42 (TE) Rivals: NR (DE), NR (National), 13 (Washington) | ||||||
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College career
[edit]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
[edit]Philadelphia Eagles
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Long, Laurenzi arrested in separate incidents". spokesman.com. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Travis Long Washington State Profile". wsucougars.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013.
- ^ "Northwest Nuggets | The Prep Blog - The News Tribune". thenewstribune.com. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
- ^ "PHIL STEELE'S 2012 POSTSEASON ALL-PAC 12 TEAM". philsteele.com.
- ^ "Washington State Football Banquet Wraps 2010 Season". wsucougars.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ^ Miller, Ted (November 28, 2011). "Coaches All-Pac-12 teams announced". ESPN. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Athlon's 2011 All-Pac-12 Team". athlonsports.com. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "PHIL STEELE'S 2011 PRESEASON ALL-PAC-12 TEAM" (PDF). philsteele.com.
- ^ Gemmell, Kevin (November 20, 2012). "Pac-12 All-Academic team". ESPN. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
- ^ "Pac-12 announces 2012 all-conference team, individual honors". cbssports.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Pac-12 football awards and all-conference team announced". pac-12.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
- ^ "Travis Long named 2012 Kathi Goertzen Coug of the Year". cougcenter.com. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ^ "Travis Long College Statistics". sports-reference.com.
- ^ Shorr-Parks, Eliot (July 29, 2013). "Eagles sign LB Travis Long to 90-man roster". nj.com. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fairburn, Matthew (September 1, 2013). "NFL practice squad roundup 2013: A full rundown of selections". Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Wilkening, Mike (January 6, 2014). "Eagles sign G.J. Kinne, six other players to reserve/future contracts". NBC Sports. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (August 30, 2014). "Travis Long Injury: Eagles linebacker tears ACL". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Fierro, Nick (August 30, 2014). "A new kicker and four TEs on Eagles roster for now". The Morning Call. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (August 3, 2015). "Eagles LB Travis Long suffers season-ending ACL tear, again". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Gowton, Brandon Lee (August 5, 2015). "Eagles place Travis Long on injured reserve". Bleeding Green Nation. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ Sheridan, Phil (July 27, 2016). "Eagles LB Travis Long released, ending comeback from third ACL tear". ESPN. Retrieved July 28, 2016.