▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Long ▁entered ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season ▁on ▁the ▁watch ▁lists ▁for ▁the ▁Out land ▁Tro phy , ▁Bron ko ▁Nag ur ski ▁Tro phy , ▁Bed nar ik ▁Tro phy , ▁Lomb ardi ▁Tro phy , ▁Hend r icks ▁Award , ▁and ▁the ▁L ott ▁Tro phy . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁as ▁a ▁final ist ▁for ▁the ▁Lomb ardi , ▁L ott , ▁and ▁Nag ur ski ▁Tro ph ies . ▁On ▁December ▁ 5 , ▁Long ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Hend r icks ▁Award , ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁def ensive ▁end ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁Long ▁gar ner ed ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁votes , ▁the ▁most ▁ever ▁for ▁a ▁winner ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁award . ▁Additionally , ▁Long ▁received ▁a ▁first - place ▁vote ▁and ▁finished ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁He is man ▁Tro phy ▁voting . ▁ ▁Although ▁he ▁never ▁completed ▁his ▁degree , ▁Long ' s ▁# 9 1 ▁j er sey ▁was ▁retired ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Virginia ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁have ▁his ▁j er sey ▁retired ▁while ▁an ▁active ▁player . ▁ ▁Career ▁statistics ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁NFL ▁Com bine , ▁Long ▁did ▁not ▁lift ▁the ▁ben ch - press ▁re ps ▁of ▁ 2 2 5 ▁pounds ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁injured ▁thumb . ▁