▁Virginia ▁Pro ▁Day ▁Ben ch ▁press : ▁ 3 7 0   l bs ; ▁S qu at : ▁ 6 4 0   l bs ; ▁Power ▁clean : ▁ 3 7 5   l bs ▁ ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ams ▁Long ▁was ▁draft ed ▁by ▁the ▁St . ▁Louis ▁R ams ▁second ▁overall ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁The ▁selection ▁made ▁him ▁just ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer , ▁after ▁tight ▁end ▁K ellen ▁W ins low ▁II , ▁to ▁be ▁draft ed ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁the ▁fifth ▁such ▁player ▁ever ▁draft ed , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁such ▁players ▁draft ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁( the ▁other ▁being ▁Matthew ▁Sl ater ). ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁draft , ▁R ams ▁head ▁coach ▁Scott ▁Line han ▁named ▁Long ▁a ▁pres um pt ive ▁st arter ▁on ▁defense , ▁a ▁notion ▁that ▁Long ▁rejected ▁and ▁instead ▁felt ▁he ▁needed ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁spot ▁as ▁a ▁st arter . ▁The ▁R ams ▁also ▁announced ▁their ▁plans ▁on ▁using ▁Long ▁as ▁both ▁a ▁line back er ▁and ▁def ensive ▁end ▁to ▁show case ▁his ▁athlet ic ism . ▁Long ▁considered ▁his ▁ability ▁to ▁play ▁multiple ▁positions ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁best ▁assets . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Long ▁agreed ▁to ▁terms ▁on ▁a ▁six - year ▁$ 5 6 . 5 ▁million ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁R ams ▁with ▁$ 2