{"id":23578,"date":"2019-05-21T19:45:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T23:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=23578"},"modified":"2019-05-28T22:12:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T02:12:14","slug":"photos-chris-long-retires-from-the-nfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2019\/05\/21\/photos-chris-long-retires-from-the-nfl\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS: Chris Long Retires From The NFL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over the weekend, Philadelphia Eagles defensive end and former New England Patriot Chris Long formally announced his retirement from football. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Cheers. Been a hell of a journey. Eleven years and I can honestly say I put my soul into every minute of it. Highs and lows. I\u2019ve seen them both and I appreciate the perspective. Gratitude and love to those who lifted me up. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ap8zi73Ifl\">pic.twitter.com\/Ap8zi73Ifl<\/a><\/p>&mdash; chris long (@JOEL9ONE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JOEL9ONE\/status\/1129914211675590656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Long played 11 seasons in the NFL, eight with the St. Louis Rams, one with the Patriots, and two with the Eagles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Instagram Monday, Julian Edelman shared a funny congratulatory message, sharing a locker room photo from 2016 of Long wearing an eerily similar mask of Edelman&#8217;s face.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Going to miss this guy being in the league. He was Great teammate, and even better example of how to be a pro. His ability to be involved with the community is second to none. 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I always thought I was a smart player, even though I never thought about anything but the six inches in front of my face. In New England, I was forced to learn so many schematic concepts. In my career playing football, nobody asked me to do as much as Bill Belichick did. I might be 3-technique, or a linebacker, or a linebacker dropping into coverage more than ever, or playing inside more than ever. I\u2019ll always remember how much I learned watching Bill in practice. He can coach any position as good as any position coach in league. He can walk around the field and stop drills and coach each position\u2014at the highest level. And the quality of the dudes. Solid men. The right kind of people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long later went on to say,  \u201cTom Brady blew me away. Who\u2019s the most famous athlete of our generation: Tom Brady? LeBron? Messi? Ronaldo? Serena Williams? Maybe I haven\u2019t been around enough to know how the biggest stars really act. But Brady is a normal guy. When I got there, here comes Tom. \u2018Hey Chris, I\u2019m Tom, nice to meet you.\u2019 Well, yeah,&nbsp;<em>I know you\u2019re Tom.&nbsp;<\/em>A lot of people want to hate him for all the success, and I understand how you can dislike the Patriots, but I cannot understand how you can dislike Tom.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Long walks away from the NFL with 70.5 sacks, 10 forced fumbles and 338 tackles and two Super Bowl rings (New England 2016 and Philadelphia 2017).  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Long announces retirement over social media, old Patriots teammates share congratulatory messages. 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