1. Kyle Howard Long was born on December 5,1988 and is an American former professional football player who was a guard for seven seasons with the Chicago Bears of the National Football League.
31 Facts About Kyle Long
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Kyle Long was selected by the Bears in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft.
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Kyle Long was named among the 100 greatest Bears of All-Time in 2019.
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Kyle Long was selected to the 2008 US Army All-American Bowl.
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Kyle Long was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 23rd round of the 2008 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign and honored his commitment to Florida State University.
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In January 2009, Kyle Long left Florida State for academic reasons following an arrest for DWI.
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In 2010, Kyle Long enrolled at Saddleback College, a community college in Mission Viejo, California, and returned to playing football.
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Kyle Long appealed for an extra year of college eligibility, but his appeal was denied by the NCAA.
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On March 9,2024 Kyle Long was inducted into the California Community College Football Coaches Hall of Fame.
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Kyle Long was selected by the Chicago Bears with the 20th overall pick in the 2013 NFL draft.
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Kyle Long was the first guard to be drafted by the team in the first round since Roger Davis in 1960.
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Kyle Long signed on May 17, the last member of Chicago's 2013 draft class to do so.
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Kyle Long started the 2013 season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals at right guard, becoming the first rookie in team history to start a season opener at the position in the Super Bowl era.
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On January 8,2014, Kyle Long was named to Pro Football Focus' All-Rookie Team.
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Kyle Long became the first Bears rookie to make the Pro Bowl since Johnny Knox in 2009.
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Kyle Long made the Pro Bowl again following the 2014 season and was named as a second-team All-Pro guard.
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At the start of the 2015 season, Kyle Long made the switch from guard to tackle.
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Kyle Long started all 16 regular season games in 2015 and was selected to his third consecutive Pro Bowl.
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On March 10,2016, the Bears signed right tackle Bobby Massie from the Arizona Cardinals, and Kyle Long was moved back to guard.
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On September 7,2016, Kyle Long signed a four-year $40 million contract extension with the Bears through 2021.
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Kyle Long played the first seven games of the season with a torn labrum in his left shoulder.
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Kyle Long missed the Bears' Week 8 contest against the Minnesota Vikings due to a strained triceps.
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On December 5,2017, Kyle Long was placed on injured reserve after aggravating a shoulder injury in Week 13, while being bothered by ankle and finger injuries throughout the season.
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Kyle Long was placed on injured reserve on November 3,2018.
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Kyle Long was activated off injured reserve on December 29,2018.
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Early in 2019, Kyle Long suffered a hip injury that forced him to miss the Week 4 game against the Minnesota Vikings.
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Kyle Long announced his retirement from professional football on January 6,2020.
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On March 18,2021, Kyle Long signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, after deciding to come out of retirement.
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Kyle Long did not play a single snap for the Chiefs, largely due to his knee injury and the emergence of rookie guard Trey Smith.
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Kyle Long is a part-owner of esports team Mode Motorsports in the eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series, and as of September 16,2020, co-hosts a weekly talk show on NASCAR.
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In 2020, Kyle Long became a studio analyst for CBS Sports Network's That Other Pregame Show.