Introduction
Spencer Long (born November 8, 1990) is an American football center for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and was drafted by the Redskins in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.
Professional career
Originally the Washington Redskins had the 34th overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, but exchanged the pick for the Dallas Cowboys' second and third round selections in the draft. The Redskins used the Cowboys' third round pick, the 78th overall, to select Long. On May 16, 2014, the Redskins signed him to a $2.85 million, four-year contract.
With the release of former starting right guard, Chris Chester, Long was given the chance to compete for the starting position. He ended up losing out to Brandon Scherff, who originally was expected to become the starting right tackle. He would then become the starting left guard after regular starter, Shawn Lauvao, was placed on the team's injured reserve in September 2015. In 2016, Long became the team's starting center after a season ending injury to Kory Lichtensteiger in week 3.