{"id":14058,"date":"2017-03-28T18:03:55","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T22:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=14058"},"modified":"2017-03-28T18:03:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T22:03:55","slug":"chris-long-agrees-terms-with-philadelphia-eagles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/03\/28\/chris-long-agrees-terms-with-philadelphia-eagles\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Long Agrees to Terms With Philadelphia Eagles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Defensive end <b>Chris Long<\/b>\u00a0signed a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday. His new contract will pay him $2.4 million in 2017. Long spent last season with the New England Patriots.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Roster Move: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eagles?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Eagles<\/a> agree to terms with DE Chris Long on a two-year deal.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FlyEaglesFly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#FlyEaglesFly<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sZLN8w6fxB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/sZLN8w6fxB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eagles\/status\/846762069420658688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s a 1-year deal similar to the $2.4M he made last year with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Patriots<\/a>. Smart locker room signing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vCqBIui4Cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/vCqBIui4Cp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/846749769837924356?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Chris Long\u00a0Agrees to Terms With Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 2016 season was Long&#8217;s first with the Patriots, having spent the first eight years of his career with the Los Angeles Rams organization. After an injury-marred 2014 and 2015 campaigns, Long managed to suit up for all 16 of the Patriots&#8217; regular season games in 2016 (as well as all three playoff contests). However, despite a return to health, Long&#8217;s statistical output in 2016 was fairly modest. The 4.0 sacks that Long registered represents a sharp drop off from the nearly 8.5 sacks per season he averaged from 2008-2013.<\/p>\n<p>After being the definition of consistency and reliability for the first six seasons with the Rams, Long struggled through two injury-plagued seasons. After missing 14 games during those two seasons, the Rams decided to release him. The decision to release him made sense from a financial and performance standpoint. Long simply was not producing enough on the field to warrant a $14 million cap hit.<\/p>\n<p>Long was the second overall pick of the 2008 draft, after an All-American career at the University of Virginia. The son of Hall of Famer <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/L\/LongHo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Howie Long<\/a><\/strong>, Chris would serve as a stalwart along the Rams&#8217; defensive front for nearly a decade. Long played\u00a0in every Rams game from 2008-2013. His most productive seasons would come in 2011 and 2012, in which Long racked up 13.0 and 11.5 sacks, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Long&#8217;s 58.5 career sacks place him 24th among active players. 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