Rien Vartan Long (born August 7, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is a American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington State.
While playing for Washington State University, he won the 2002 Outland Trophy as that year's best college football interior lineman and was named an All-American as a junior.
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Rien Vartan Long (born August 7, 1981 in Los Angeles, California) is a American football defensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the fourth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Washington State.
While playing for Washington State University, he won the 2002 Outland Trophy as that year's best college football interior lineman and was named an All-American as a junior.
The Titans drafted him in the fourth round in 2003, and he started five of 39 games through his first three seasons with 9½ career sacks and 99 career tackles. He missed the 2006 season with a torn Achilles' tendon, then was placed on injured reserve for 2007 with a knee injury before being waived.
Long was drafted by the Florida Tuskers on the UFL Premiere Season Draft in 2009 and signed with the team on September 3. He was released on September 22.
He is the brother of Devan Long. He is of one-fourth Armenian descent and cherishes his heritage...
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