Howard Matthew Moses Long is a former American football defensive end, actor, and sports analyst. Long played in the National Football League for 13 seasons and spent his entire career with the Raiders franchise in Oakland and Los Angeles. Long also pursued a career in acting and broadcasting and serves as a studio analyst for Fox Sports’ NFL coverage. He is the father of former NFL defensive end Chris Long and former NFL guard Kyle Long.
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Howard Matthew Moses Long is a former American football defensive end, actor, and sports analyst. Long played in the National Football League for 13 seasons and spent his entire career with the Raiders franchise in Oakland and Los Angeles. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000. Long also pursued a career in acting and broadcasting and serves as a studio analyst for Fox Sports’ NFL coverage. He is the father of former NFL defensive end Chris Long and former NFL guard Kyle Long. Long’s signature defensive move was the uppercut, designed to break an opposing blocker’s grip. Long was selected by John Madden to the All-Madden teams in 1984 and 1985 and was named to the 10th Anniversary All-madden team in 1994. Long collected 911⁄2 sacks during his career.
His career high was in 1983 with 13 sacks, including a career-high five against the Washington Redskins on October 2, 1983. He also intercepted two passes and recovered 10 fumbles during his 13-year career. At the time of his retirement, he was the last player still with the team who had been a Raider before the franchise moved to Los Angeles and wore the number 75. After his retirement from the NFL following the 1993 season, Long pursued an acting career, which he focused on films, including Firestorm, based on its 3-4-4 team-up with Randy Gradish, and Harry Carsonish, PFW based on the Harry Carson series. Long is the grandfather of NFL player Chris Long, who played for the New York Jets and the New England Patriots.
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