Kyle Long
- Chicago Bears (since 2013)
- Pro Bowl (2013 )
- USA Today High School All-American (2007)
- Pro Football Focus All- Rookie Team (2013 )
- NFL.com All- Rookie Team (2013 )
Kyle Howard Long ( born December 5, 1988 in Ivy, Virginia) is an American professional American football player at the position of the offensive guards. He plays since 2013 for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League ( NFL) and was elected to his first year in the Pro Bowl.
Career
Early years
While Kyle Long St. Anne's - Belfield School in Charlottesville, Virginia attended he played both American Football and baseball. In 2008 he was selected in the MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox in the 23rd round. However, he signed a contract and went on to Florida State University.
College Football
Long left the Florida State University in January 2009 for academic reasons. After his performances were bagged decided he and his family that it would be better if he can find a place that is closer to his home.
From 2010 he attended the Saddleback College and started playing as a defensive end. In his first season he reached 16 tackles and a sack.
After he was transferred in 2011 to the position of the offensive guards, he decided on 18 December for the Oregon Ducks, University of Oregon to play and moved to the College.
In the 2012 season, he raced in ten of the twelve season games. He asked the NCAA for permission to be allowed to play another year of college football, the NCAA rejected his request but from.
National Football League
Long was selected by the Chicago Bears as the 20th player in the first round of the NFL Drafts 2013. He was the first Guard since 1960, which the Bears selected in the first round.
On May 17, 2013 Long signed his contract, he was the last they drafted by the Bears players who did this.
2013
Long participated from the tenth to the twelfth day of May in the training camp of the Bears. Due to a rule the NFL but he had to skip a lot of the preparation. The rule states that rookies can not train before their class at the College has received their degrees.
Long started on Matchday 1 in the game against the Cincinnati Bengals in the position of Right Guard. He was the first rookie in the Super Bowl era, who played the first game of the season for the Bears in this position as a starter.
In his first season at Long played all 16 season games from the start. He delivered this good performance, which have been recognized, among others, his Pro Bowl participation. Nevertheless, his team reached with a record of 8:8, only the second place in the division and also failed to qualify on a Wild Card for the play- offs themselves.
Private
Kyle Long is the son of Hall of Famer Howie Long and the brother of Chris Long, who is active as a defensive end for the St. Louis Rams.