christopher howard long (born march 28, 1985) is a former american football defensive end who played in the national football league for 11 seasons, primarily with the st. louis rams. the son of hall of fame defensive end howie long and older brother of retired guard kyle long, he played college football at virginia where he was recognized as a unanimous all-american. he was selected by the rams as the second overall pick in the 2008 nfl draft, whom he was a member of for eight seasons. long later played one season for the new england patriots and two seasons for the philadelphia eagles, winning a super bowl title with each.