Education
Long attended Gonzaga Preparatory High School in Spokane, Washington.
Long attended Gonzaga Preparatory High School in Spokane, Washington.
He played college football at Washington State. He was selected to the All-Greater Spokane League Second Team in his Sophomore season in high school. During high school, He was an Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Nugget honorable mention.
He was selected to the Associated Press 4-A All-State First Team and was named to the Seattle Times All-State as a defensive linemen.
He was named as the GSL Cowith his future Washington State Cougar teammate Chris Mastin. Long played college football at Washington State.
He was an honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference in his Freshman and Sophomore season. He was the recipient of the Leon Bender award during his Sophomore season.
He was selected to the Second-Team All-Pac-12 and Philosophy Steele"s All-Pac-12 Conference second team in his Junior season.
He was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team and also was named WSU"s defensive Most Valuable Player following his Senior season. He was the recipient of the Laurie Niemi Award in his Senior season. On November 26, 2012, He was named as an All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention following the conclusion of his Senior season.
On December 19, 2012, He was selected as the inaugural 2012 Kathi Goertzen Coug of the Year.
He finished college with a total of 201 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 11 pass deflections, 4 forced fumbles and one interception. Philadelphia Eagles Long signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2013.
He tore his Anterior Cruciate Ligament in the fourth and final preseason game of the 2014 NFL season. He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2014.
Almost a year after his injury, Long tore the same Anterior Cruciate Ligament on August 3, 2015.
He was placed on injured reserve and will miss his second straight season.