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| Position | Guard | ||||||
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| Born | (1988-12-05)December 5, 1988 (age 37) Ivy, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
| Listed weight | 313 lb (142 kg) | ||||||
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| High school | St. Anne's-Belfield(Charlottesville, Virginia) | ||||||
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| NFL draft | 2013: 1st round, 20th overall pick | ||||||
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Kyle Howard Long (born December 5, 1988) is an American former professionalfootballguard who played in theNational Football League (NFL) for seven seasons with theChicago Bears. The son ofPro Football Hall of Fame defensive endHowie Long and the younger brother of former defensive endChris Long, he playedcollege football for theOregon Ducks following a stint with theFlorida State Seminoles. He was selected by the Bears in the first round of the2013 NFL draft.[1][2]
During his Bears tenure, Long was named to three consecutivePro Bowls and one second-teamAll-Pro. After retiring in 2019, he returned with theKansas City Chiefs for the 2021 season, but did not play with them due to injuries. Long was named among the100 greatest Bears of All-Time in 2019.
Long currently works as a in-studio analyst for theNFL on CBS coverage.
Long was born inIvy, Virginia.[3] He attendedSt. Anne's-Belfield School inCharlottesville, Virginia. He played both baseball and football. He was selected to the 2008U.S. Army All-American Bowl.[4] He was selected by theChicago White Sox in the 23rd round of the2008 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and honored his commitment toFlorida State University.[5]
In January 2009, Long left Florida State for academic reasons following an arrest for DWI.[6] In 2010, Long enrolled atSaddleback College, acommunity college inMission Viejo, California, and returned to playing football. During his first year he played defensive end, recording 16 tackles and onequarterback sack. In 2011, he switched to theoffensive line. On December 18, 2011, he committed to play for theOregon Ducks football team, and subsequently transferred to theUniversity of Oregon.[7] During the 2012 season, he started six of twelve games for the Ducks on the offensive line. He appealed for an extra year of college eligibility, but his appeal was denied by the NCAA.[8] On March 9, 2024, Long was inducted into the California Community College Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft6+1⁄8 in (1.98 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | 33+3⁄8 in (0.85 m) | 11 in (0.28 m) | 6 ft7+5⁄8 in (2.02 m) | 4.94 s | 1.74 s | 2.87 s | 4.63 s | 7.83 s | 28 in (0.71 m) | 9 ft 2 in (2.79 m) | |
| All values fromNFL Scouting Combine/Pro Day[9][10][11] | ||||||||||||
Long was selected by theChicago Bears with the 20th overall pick in the2013 NFL draft.[12][13] He was the first guard to be drafted by the team in the first round sinceRoger Davis in1960.[14] Long signed on May 17, the last member of Chicago's 2013 draft class to do so.[15]
Long attended the rookie minicamp from May 10–12, but missed much of the offseason program due to a league rule prohibiting rookies from working out until their college class graduates. He returned to team activities on June 17.[16] Long started the 2013 season opener against theCincinnati Bengals at right guard, becoming the first rookie in team history to start a season opener at the position in theSuper Bowl era.[17] On January 8, 2014, Long was named toPro Football Focus' All-Rookie Team.[18] He was subsequently named to NFL.com's All-Rookie Team on January 15.[19] On January 20, 2014, he earned a spot in the2014 Pro Bowl due to the injury of original Pro Bowl left guardMike Iupati in the 2014 NFC Championship Game.[20] Long became the first Bears rookie to make the Pro Bowl sinceJohnny Knox in 2009. He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.[21]
He made the Pro Bowl again following the 2014 season and was also named as a second-team All-Pro guard.
At the start of the 2015 season, Long made the switch fromguard totackle. He started all 16 regular season games in 2015 and was selected to his third consecutive Pro Bowl.
On March 10, 2016, the Bears signedright tackleBobby Massie from theArizona Cardinals, and Long was moved back toguard.[22] On April 15, 2016, the Bears exercised the fifth-year option on Long's rookie deal, a move that would have kept Long under his original contract through 2017.[23]
On September 7, 2016, Long signed a four-year $40 million contract extension with the Bears through 2021.[24]
Long suffered multiple injuries during the 2016 season. He played the first seven games of the season with a tornlabrum in his left shoulder.[25] He missed the Bears' Week 8 contest against theMinnesota Vikings due to a strained triceps.[26] Long then severely injured his right ankle two weeks later against theTampa Bay Buccaneers and was carted off the field.[27] He was placed on injured reserve on November 15.[28]
On December 5, 2017, Long was placed on injured reserve after aggravating a shoulder injury in Week 13, while also being bothered by ankle and finger injuries throughout the season.[29]
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Long started the first eight games of the 2018 season, but suffered a foot injury in Week 8 against theNew York Jets and was ruled out 6–8 weeks just a few days later. He was placed on injured reserve on November 3, 2018.[30] He was activated off injured reserve on December 29, 2018.[31]
Early in 2019, Long suffered a hip injury that forced him to miss the Week 4 game against theMinnesota Vikings.[32] Although he returned for the following week'sOakland Raiders game, the injury persisted and he was placed on injured reserve on October 14.[33]
Long announced his retirement from professional football on January 6, 2020.[34] The Bears declined his contract option for 2020, making him an unrestricted free agent on March 18, 2020.[35]
On March 18, 2021, Long signed with theKansas City Chiefs, after deciding to come out of retirement.[36] He injured his knee during OTAs on June 10.[37] Long was placed on the physically unable to perform list (PUP) on August 31, due to the injury.[38] He was activated on November 30. Long was put on the Reserve/COVID-19 list on December 21.[39] He was activated on December 27.[40] Long did not play a single snap for the Chiefs, largely due to his knee injury and the emergence of rookie guardTrey Smith.
Long joinedCBS Sports in 2020 as an NFL analyst before signing with the Chiefs in 2021. After his retirement he returned to CBS andParamount+ to hostThe NFL Today+.[41]
Long is the son ofPro Football Hall of Fame defensive endHowie Long and the younger brother of retired defensive endChris Long.[42]
He is a part-owner of esports team Mode Motorsports in theeNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series,[43] and as of September 16, 2020, co-hosts (with Paul Swan) a weekly talk show onNASCAR.com'sYouTube channel.[44] In 2020, Long became a studio analyst forCBS Sports Network'sThat Other Pregame Show.[45]
