Rien Long
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Position: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | ||||||
Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 300 lb (136 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Anacortes (WA) | ||||||
College: | Washington State | ||||||
NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 4 / Pick: 126 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Rien Michael Long (born August 7, 1981) is a former American college and professional
Early years
Long was born in
College career
Long accepted an
Professional career
Tennessee Titans
The Titans drafted him in the fourth round in 2003, and he started five of 39 games through his first three seasons with 9½ career sacks and 99 career tackles.[2] He missed the 2006 season with a torn Achilles' tendon, then was placed on injured reserve for 2007 with a knee injury before being waived.[3]
Florida Tuskers
Long was drafted by the
Television career
Animal Planet
Long co-starred in Going Native with his brother Devan Long. The pair subject themselves to the 9,000-year-old rites of passage of the Tatooya tribe in the Colombian Amazon to begin their journey into manhood, including ceremonial vomiting, blowdart hunting and ritual whipping. The show first aired on June 7, 2015.
Personal
Long is of one-fourth
Just before midnight on January 21, 2008, Long crashed his 2005 Ford Mustang into a rock wall while driving too fast on an I-40 on-ramp near downtown Nashville. Long was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he suffered injuries that left him in critical condition.[3][5]
References
- ^ 2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011). Retrieved June 23, 2012.
- ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
- ^ a b "Former Titans DT Rien Long critical after 1-car crash". USA Today. January 22, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ "Florida Tuskers Announce Signing Of 11 Additional Players Including Koren Robinson & Tatum Bell". OurSports Central. September 3, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
- ^ "Ex-Titans' Long Improves After Crash". Archived from the original on 29 January 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
External links
- Rien Long – Washington State Cougars player profile