Spencer Long
 Long with the Washington Redskins in 2015 | |||||
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| Born: | November 8, 1990 Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 324 lb (147 kg) | ||||
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| College: | Nebraska | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78 | ||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 11, 2016 | |||||
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Spencer Long (born November 8, 1990) is an American football center and guard for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and was drafted by the Redskins in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.[1]
Professional career
Originally the Washington Redskins had the 34th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, but exchanged the pick for the Dallas Cowboys' second and third round selections in the draft. 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]
References
- ^ "Redskins draft guard Spencer Long at pick 78". riggosrag.com. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ McNally, Brian (May 9, 2014). "NFL draft: Redskins draft Nebraska guard Spencer Long 78th overall". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
- ^ Jones, Mike (May 16, 2014). "Redskins sign six of eight draft picks to rookie deals". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
- ^ 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 17 November 2016.