Spencer Long

Spencer Long (born November 8, 1990) is an American football center for the San Francisco 49ers 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. He has also been a member of the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills.

Spencer Long
Long with the Washington Redskins in 2015
No. 61 – San Francisco 49ers
Position:Center
Personal information
Born: (1990-11-08) November 8, 1990
Omaha, Nebraska
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:318 lb (144 kg)
Career information
High school:Elkhorn (Elkhorn, Nebraska)
College:Nebraska
NFL Draft:2014 / Round: 3 / Pick: 78
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2019
Games played:67
Games started:44
Player stats at NFL.com

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand size 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4 5⁄8 in
(1.95 m)		 320 lb
(145 kg)		 33 1⁄8 in
(0.84 m)		 10 3⁄4 in
(0.27 m)
All values from NFL Combine[1]

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][3] On May 16, 2014, the Redskins signed him to a $2.85 million, four-year contract.[4]

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.[5] He would then become the starting left guard after regular starter, Shawn Lauvao, was placed on the team's injured reserve in September 2015.[6] In 2016, Long became the team's starting center after a season-ending injury to Kory Lichtensteiger in week 3.[7]

On November 21, 2017, Long was placed on injured reserve after dealing with knee tendinitis.[8]

New York Jets

On March 18, 2018, Long signed a four-year, $28 million contract with the New York Jets.[9][10] He started 13 games in 2018 at center and left guard.

On February 5, 2019, Long was released by the Jets after continued struggles.[11]

Buffalo Bills

On February 12, 2019, Long signed a three-year $12.6 million contract with the Buffalo Bills.[12] On March 10, 2020, Long's second-year option was exercised by the Bills. He was released on August 4, 2020.[13]

San Francisco 49ers

Long was signed by the San Francisco 49ers on August 13, 2020.[14]

References
  1. "Spencer Long Combine Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  2. McNally, Brian (May 9, 2014). "NFL draft: Redskins draft Nebraska guard Spencer Long 78th overall". WashingtonTimes.com. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  3. "Redskins draft guard Spencer Long at pick 78". riggosrag.com. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  4. Jones, Mike (May 16, 2014). "Redskins sign six of eight draft picks to rookie deals". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved May 17, 2014.
  5. Feldman, Jacob (August 10, 2015). "Guard Spencer Long adjusting to backup role again". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  6. 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.
  7. Tesfatsion, Master. "In Redskins' search for a center, the answer — Spencer Long — was there all along". Washington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  8. Czarda, Stephen (November 21, 2017). "Redskins Place Four On Injured Reserve, Sign Four To Active Roster". Redskins.com.
  9. Gantt, Darin (March 14, 2018). "Jets adding Washington center Spencer Long". ProFootballTalk.NBCSports.com.
  10. Allen, Eric (March 18, 2018). "Jets Agree to Deal with C Spencer Long". NYJets.com.
  11. Bergman, Jeremy (February 5, 2019). "Jets release center Spencer Long after just one season". NFL.com.
  12. Brown, Chris (February 12, 2019). "Bills sign free agent C-G Spencer Long to three-year deal". buffalobills.com.
  13. Glab, Maddy (August 4, 2020). "Bills release OL Spencer Long". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  14. "49ers Sign OL Spencer Long; Waive DL Alex Barrett". 49ers.com. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
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