Spencer Long
 Long with the Washington Redskins in 2015 | |||||||
| No. 61 – Buffalo Bills | |||||||
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| Position: | Center | ||||||
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| Born: | November 8, 1990 Omaha, Nebraska | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 318 lb (144 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Elkhorn (Elkhorn, Nebraska) | ||||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / round: 3 / pick: 78 | ||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2019 | |||||||
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Spencer Long (born November 8, 1990) is an American football center for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[1]
Professional career
Washington Redskins
Following a trade earlier in the draft with the Dallas Cowboys, involving the Cowboys sending their second and third round picks to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' second round pick, the Redskins used the Cowboys' third round pick, the 78th overall, to select Long.[2] On May 16, 2014, the Redskins signed him to a $2.85 million, four-year contract.[3]
With the release of former starting right guard, Chris Chester, Long was given the chance to compete for the starting position. He ended up losing out to Brandon Scherff, who originally was expected to become the starting right tackle.[4] He would then become the starting left guard after regular starter, Shawn Lauvao, was placed on the team's injured reserve in September 2015.[5] In 2016, Long became the team's starting center after a season-ending injury to Kory Lichtensteiger in week 3.[6]
On November 21, 2017, Long was placed on injured reserve after dealing with knee tendinitis.[7]
New York Jets
On March 18, 2018, Long signed a four-year, $28 million contract with the New York Jets.[8][9] He started 13 games in 2018 at center and left guard.
On February 5, 2019, Long was released by the Jets after continued struggles.[10]
Buffalo Bills
On February 12, 2019, Long signed a three-year $12.6 million contract with the Buffalo Bills.[11]
On March 10, 2020, Long's second-year option was exercised by the Bills.
References
- ^ "Redskins draft guard Spencer Long at pick 78". riggosrag.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ McNally, Brian (May 9, 2014). "NFL draft: Redskins draft Nebraska guard Spencer Long 78th overall". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ Jones, Mike (May 16, 2014). "Redskins sign six of eight draft picks to rookie deals". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
- ^ Feldman, Jacob (August 10, 2015). "Guard Spencer Long adjusting to backup role again". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ^ Kring-Schreifels, Jake (October 1, 2015). "Gruden Leaning Towards Spencer Long At Left Guard After Lauvao Exits To IR". Redskins.com. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ^ Tesfatsion, Master. "In Redskins' search for a center, the answer — Spencer Long — was there all along". Washington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
- ^ Czarda, Stephen (November 21, 2017). "Redskins Place Four On Injured Reserve, Sign Four To Active Roster". Redskins.com.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (March 14, 2018). "Jets adding Washington center Spencer Long". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
- ^ Allen, Eric (March 18, 2018). "Jets Agree to Deal with C Spencer Long". NYJets.com.
- ^ Bergman, Jeremy (February 5, 2019). "Jets release center Spencer Long after just one season". NFL.com.
- ^ Brown, Chris (February 12, 2019). "Bills sign free agent C-G Spencer Long to three-year deal". buffalobills.com.