Ty Long
.jpg) Long with the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| Positions | Punter, placekicker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 6, 1993 Roswell, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Roswell | ||||||||||||||
| College | UAB | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2015: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
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Tyler R. Long (born April 6, 1993) is an American former professional football player who was a punter and placekicker in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the UAB Blazers and holds school records for career field goals (59) as well as the longest field goal (54 yards).
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | Wingspan | ||||||||
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| 6 ft 0+3⁄4 in (1.85 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | 30 in (0.76 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m) | ||||||||
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Washington Redskins
On May 7, 2015, Long signed with the Washington Redskins to compete with placekicker Kai Forbath. He played in three preseason games for the team. On August 30, 2015, he was waived.
Pittsburgh Steelers
On January 20, 2016, Long signed a reserve/future contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers. On May 5, 2016, he was waived by the team.
BC Lions
Long was signed by the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on May 24, 2017. He became the starting punter and placekicker, following the release of veteran kicker Swayze Waters. Long converted 39 of 44 field goals (88.6%) in his first season with the Lions. He also averaged 47.9 yards on 116 punts. At the conclusion of the 2018 season Long was named the Lions' nominee for Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Special Teams Player. He was also named a CFL All-Star for the second consecutive season. On January 4, 2019, he was released by the Lions in order to pursue an NFL opportunity (Long's contract would have expired February 12, 2019).
Los Angeles Chargers
On January 14, 2019, Long signed a reserve/future contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. He was named the Chargers starting punter to start the season. In Week 1, following an injury to kicker Michael Badgley, Long took over kicking duties along with punting. He converted his only field goal attempt and converted all three extra points, while punting twice for 98 yards inside the 20-yard-line. After his NFL debut performance against the Indianapolis Colts, Long was named the Week 1 AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. In Week 4, against the Miami Dolphins, Long converted three extra point attempts and three field goal attempts in the 30–10 victory. Long signed a one-year exclusive-rights free agent tender with the Chargers on March 17, 2021.
New York Jets
On September 14, 2022, Long was signed to the practice squad of the New York Jets. He was released on September 20.
References
- ↑ "Ty Long, Alabama-Birmingham, K, 2015 NFL Draft Scout, NCAA College Football". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
- ↑ "Redskins Sign 11 College Free Agents". www.redskins.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Ty Long: Game Logs". NFL.com. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ↑ Jones, Mike (August 30, 2015). "Redskins cut place kicker Ty Long". Washington Post. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ Kozora, Alex (January 20, 2016). "Steelers Sign Four More To Futures Contracts". Steelers Depot. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ↑ Bryan, Dave (May 5, 2016). "Steelers Part Ways With T Mike Adams, Two Others". Steelers Depot. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
- ↑ "Transactions". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on July 30, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ↑ "CFL announces 2018 team award winners - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. October 31, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ↑ Baker, Matt (January 4, 2019). "Ty Long Released To Pursue Deal In NFL". bclions.com. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
- ↑ Henne, Ricky (January 14, 2019). "Chargers Sign Eight to Reserve/Future Contracts". Chargers.com. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ↑ "Ty Long Named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week". Chargers.com. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Chargers at Miami Dolphins - September 29th, 2019". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- ↑ Bouda, Nate (March 17, 2021). "Chargers Re-Sign ERFA P Ty Long". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 14, 2022). "Jets Sign S Will Parks to Active Roster". Newyorkjets.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ↑ Greenberg, Ethan (September 20, 2022). "Jets Sign WR-KR Diontae Spencer to Practice Squad". Newyorkjets.com. Retrieved September 30, 2022.