Travis Long’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro American football player
Is American football player 
Football player 
From United States of America 
Type Sports 
Gender male
Birth 24 July 1991, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
Age: 29 years
Star sign Leo
Stats
Height: 76 in
Weight: 252 lbs
Education
Washington State University
Sports Teams
Washington State Cougars football

Travis Marshall Long (born July 24, 1991) is an American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington State.

Early years

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. During high school, he was a Tacoma News Tribune Northwest Nugget honorable mention. 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. He was named as the GSL Co-Defensive Player of the Year with his future Washington State Cougar teammate Chris Mastin.

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Travis Long
Defensive end 		Spokane, Washington Gonzaga Prep 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 4.78 Jan 6, 2009 
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 42 (TE)   Rivals: NR (DE), NR (National), 13 (Washington)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • “2009 Washington State Football Commitments”. Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013.
  • “2009 Washington State Football Recruiting Commits”. Scout.com. Retrieved 2013.
  • “Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings”. Scout.com. Retrieved 2013.
  • “2009 Team Ranking”. Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013.

College career

Long played college football at Washington State. He was an honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference in his freshman and sophomore seasons. He was the recipient of the Leon Bender award during his sophomore season. He was selected to the Second-Team All-Pac-12 and Phil Steele’s All-Pac-12 Conference second team in his junior season. He was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
and also was named WSU’s defensive MVP following his senior season. He was the recipient of the Laurie Niemi Award in his Senior season. On November 26, 2012, he was named as an All-Pac-12 Conference honorable mention following the conclusion of his senior season. On December 19, 2012, he was selected as the inaugural 2012 Kathi Goertzen Coug of the Year. He finished college with a total of 201 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 11 pass deflections, 4 forced fumbles and one interception.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

Long signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent on July 29, 2013. On August 31, 2013, Long was cut. On September 1, 2013, Long was added to the Eagles’ practice squad. On January 6, 2014, Long signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles.

He tore his ACL in the fourth and final preseason game of the 2014 NFL season. He was placed on injured reserve on August 30, 2014.

Almost a year after his injury, Long tore the same ACL on August 3, 2015. He was placed on injured reserve and will miss his second straight season.

On July 27, 2016, Long was released.

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