Jake Long to Ravens: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction

July 26, 2016   ·   Timothy Rapp   ·   Jump to comments

After spending one season as a backup with the Atlanta Falcons, offensive tackle Jake Long signed a one-year deal Tuesday with the Baltimore Ravens, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
NFL Network's Mike Garafolo confirmed the news, per Chris Wesseling of NFL.com. Jamison Hensley of ESPN reported Long's deal is pending a physical.
"So excited to be a part of the Ravens organization," Long said on Twitter. "Back to football and a lot to prove. Time to get to work!!"
Financial terms were not immediately disclosed.
Long spent time with the Miami Dolphins—the team that drafted him No. 1 overall in the 2008 draft—and the then-St. Louis Rams prior to joining Atlanta in 2015.
He was once considered one of the top offensive tackles in the NFL—he was voted to four straight Pro Bowls from 2008 to 2011 and was a first-team All-NFL selection by the Associated Press in 2010—but in 2015, he could barely get on the field, buried behind Jake Matthews an...

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