Travis Marshall Long (born July 24, 1991)[1] is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington State.
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Position: | Linebacker |
Personal information | |
Born: | Spokane, Washington | July 24, 1991
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) |
Career information | |
College: | Washington State |
Undrafted: | 2013 |
Career history | |
Career NFL statistics | |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Long attended Gonzaga Prep High School in Spokane, Washington. He was selected to the All-Greater Spokane League Second Team in his sophomore season in high school.[2] During high school, he was a Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Nugget honorable mention.[3] He was selected to the Associated Press 4-A All-State First Team and was named to the Seattle Times All-State Team as a defensive lineman.[2] He was named as the GSL Co-Defensive Player of the Year with his future Washington State Cougar teammate Chris Mastin.[2]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Travis Long Defensive end |
Spokane, Washington | Gonzaga Prep | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.78 | Jan 6, 2009 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 42 (TE) Rivals: NR (DE), NR (National), 13 (Washington) | ||||||
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Long played college football at Washington State. He was an honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference in his freshman and sophomore seasons.[4] He was the recipient of the Leon Bender award during his sophomore season.[5] He was selected to the Second-Team All-Pac-12[6][7] and Phil Steele's All-Pac-12 Conference second team in his junior season.[8] He was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team[9] and also was named WSU's defensive MVP following his senior season.[2] He was the recipient of the Laurie Niemi Award in his senior season.[2] On November 26, 2012, he was named as an All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention following the conclusion of his senior season.[10][11] On December 19, 2012, he was selected as the inaugural 2012 Kathi Goertzen Coug of the Year.[12] He finished college with a total of 201 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 11 pass deflections, 4 forced fumbles and one interception.[13]
Long signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2013.[14] On August 31, 2013, Long was cut.[15] On September 1, 2013, Long was added to the Eagles' practice squad.[16] On January 6, 2014, Long signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles.[17]
He tore his ACL in the fourth and final preseason game of the 2014 NFL season.[18] He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2014.[19]
Almost a year after his injury, Long tore the same ACL on August 3, 2015.[20] He was placed on injured reserve and will miss his second straight season.[21]
On July 27, 2016, Long was released.[22]