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Jake Long

Jake Long
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Long with the Minnesota Vikings in 2016
No. 72 Minnesota Vikings
Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth: (1985-05-09) May 9, 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth: Lapeer, Michigan
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight: 322 lb (146 kg)
Career information
High school: Lapeer (MI) East
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Career history
Roster status: Injured reserve
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of 2016
Games played: 104
Games started: 99
Fumbles recovered: 1
Player stats at NFL.com
Games played: 104
Games started: 99
Fumbles recovered: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Jake Edward Long (born May 9, 1985) is an American football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins first overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He has also played for the St. Louis Rams and Atlanta Falcons.

In high school, Long was the first player in his high school's history to earn all-state "Dream Team" (all-class state team) honors in football from the Detroit News. He was a two-time first-team All-Metro League player in both basketball and football, where he was honored both on offense and defense. In baseball, he was a two-time second-team All-Metro League selection. In both basketball and football, he led his team to regular and post season success that had not been seen in many years.

At the University of Michigan, he redshirted for a year and then became a starter at offensive tackle for the football team in the third game of his redshirt freshman season. He earned second-team All-Big Ten Conference recognition and Rivals.com Freshman All-American recognition. In 2006 and 2007, he earned Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten recognition. In 2006 he was an Outland and Lombardi Trophy watch lists selection and in 2007 he was a finalist for both awards. He was a consensus first-team All-American in 2006, and a unanimous first-team All-American in 2007.


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