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Former LA Rams DE Chris Long Signs With Philadelphia Eagles

Now with a Super Bowl ring on his resume, La Flama Blanca heads to Philly.

Former Los Angeles Rams DE Chris Long sacks Rams QB Jared Goff
Former Los Angeles Rams DE Chris Long sacks Rams QB Jared Goff
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

Former Los Angeles Rams DE Chris Long has signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on a one-year deal.

The then-St. Louis Rams drafted Long with the #2 overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft in the midst of the worst five-year stretch of football NFL history. Long helped catapult the Rams out of those depths with 58.5 sacks in his eight years with the Rams including his 2011-12 back-to-back run where he piled up 24.5 sacks.

The Rams released Long outright last February. He would go on to sign with the New England Patriots in March. In memorable fashion, Long would collect a Super Bowl ring as the Patriots won Super Bowl LI.

As a rotational lineman in 2016, Long put up four sacks with a forced fumble last year. At 32-years old as of today, there’s fair question as to how much he’ll be able to contribute moving forward. If nothing else, the Eagles just got themselves a hell of a locker room presence.

Best of luck to Chris in Philly.

(UPDATED at 12:39pm ET)

It’s actually a two-year deal...but more important is the rare instance where NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport got a detail wrong!