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Report: Rams ink top pick Long

Sat 19th, July 2008

St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The Rams reportedly came to terms on a multi-year deal with defensive end Chris Long, the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL draft, on Saturday.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported late Saturday on the deal, which Long is expected to sign early next week. The paper said that terms were not available, but that Rams coach Scott Linehan said the contract covers at least five years.

The contract will allow Long, a 6-foot-3, 279-pound end from Virginia, to report to Concordia University in Mequon, Wisconsin by next Thursday, when the Rams open training camp.

The son of NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long, the younger Long is expected to start at right defensive end next season for St. Louis, which finished an NFC-worst 3-13 in 2007. A unanimous All-America selection, winner of the Ted Hendricks Award (given to the nation's top defensive end), and ACC Defensive Player of the Year for 2007, Long had 14 sacks for the Cavaliers in his senior year.