More photos » by David Duprey - AP Browse more photos » Earlier this month, we took a look back at the woeful sack production that the Buffalo Bills have put forth over the past two seasons. When that piece aired, many of you astutely pointed out that the Bills' defensive issues extend beyond the ability to tackle opposing quarterbacks; the issues, instead, lie in the team's general inability...
More photos » by Jeff Roberson - AP What kind of rookie contract will the Rams give second overall pick OT Jason Smith? (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Browse more photos » Some tasty link sausage to start your morning. Jets rookie QB Sanchez signs five-year deal worth up to $60 million The big news of the day is the news that Jets first round draft pick, and 5th overall, signed a five-year deal...
Most people agreed that one of the positive things to come out of the Rams, um, lost season of 2008 was the play of rookie DE Chris Long. However, did Long get higher marks for his inaugural season because of the NFL's notorious hype machine? KC Joyner, writing over the NY Times Fifth Down blog, sees a disparity between the reviews of Long's rookie season and Mario Williams' rookie season in 2006,...
by Michael David Smith Filed under: Dolphins , Rams Every Play Counts is Michael David Smith's weekly look at one specific player or one aspect of a team on every single play of the previous game. The Miami Dolphins selected offensive tackle Jake Long with the first pick in this year's NFL draft. The St. Louis Rams selected defensive end Chris Long with the second pick. On Sunday, they did battle...
It's been more than seven months since they went 1-2 in the NFL Draft, but Dolphins tackle Jake Long and Rams defensive end Chris Long are still mistaken for each other.
Chris Long, NFL legend Howie's 6-3, 272-pound hunk of a son, is seen training in a promotional video for Parisi Speed School. But it's what's going on 1 minute and 52 seconds into the action that won't let me stop dreaming about playing defensive end to this St. Louis Ram ... Read all previous Chris Long posts here .
Even though the W for USC is not even a day old, there is already some debate as to what exactly the merit of that win was. Honestly, I could not honestly claim to know anything about Virginia myself. I knew that Chris Long was taken #2 in the NFL draft, and that they had a few players either suspended or ruled academically ineligible during the summer, but other than that zilch. So I decided to look...
Folks, all of the first round picks drafted during the 2008 NFL Draft are signed and all of them should see action during Week 1 of the season; below are terms of their contracts: 1. Jake Long OT Miami Signed 5 years, $57.5 million ($30M guaranteed) 2. Chris Long DE St. Louis Signed 6 years, $56.5 million [...]
Attempting to blend in at his first N.F.L. training camp, Chris Long refuses to lean on his status as the second overall pick of the draft and his inherited distinction as the son of a Hall of Famer.
Well, it’s officially the day before camp and Vernon Gholston isn’t yet signed. That saidm what is the likelihood of the team getting the deal done before Thursday? Call me a pessimist, but not good. NFL Network’s Adam Schefter has reported Chris Long’s blockbuster contract has caused a “slow down” among the rest of the top rookie [...]
Chris Long , the second overall pick in the NFL draft, reached agreement with the St. Louis Rams on Saturday night. The financial terms of the five-year deal, with the option for a sixth, were not available. The Rams report to training camp at Concordia University in Mequon, Wis., on Thursday. ESPN - Rams first-round pick Long agrees to six-year deal - NFL