Jake Edward Long (born May 9, 1985 in Lapeer, Michigan) is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins first overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan. Previously he starred at Lapeer East High School in high school football, basketball and baseball.
In high school, Long was the first player in his high school's history to earn all-state "...
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Jake Edward Long (born May 9, 1985 in Lapeer, Michigan) is an American football offensive tackle for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Dolphins first overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Michigan. Previously he starred at Lapeer East High School in high school football, basketball and baseball.
In high school, Long was the first player in his high school's history to earn all-state "Dream Team" (all-class state team) honors in football from the Detroit News. He was a two-time first-team All-Metro League player in both basketball and football, where he was chosen honored both on offense and defense. In baseball, he was a two-time second-team All-Metro League selection. In both basketball and football, he led his team to regular and post season success that had not been seen in many years.
In college, he redshirted for a year and then became a starter at offensive tackle for the football team in the third game of his...
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