▁score , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁co - N FC ▁Def ensive ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁by ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated ▁( al ong ▁with ▁Robert ▁Qu inn ). ▁Long ▁ended ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁with ▁ 8 . 5 ▁s acks ▁and ▁took ▁his ▁career ▁total ▁to ▁ 5 0 . 5 ▁s acks ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁to ▁the ▁All - F und ament als ▁teams ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁season . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Long ▁was ▁voted ▁first ▁alternate ▁def ensive ▁end ▁to ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl , ▁the ▁fourth ▁consecutive ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁alternate . ▁Once ▁again ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁consecutive ▁season ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁R ams ▁teams ▁in ▁quarter back ▁press ures ▁with ▁ 3 9 , ▁but ▁was ▁second ▁in ▁quarter back ▁hits ▁to ▁All - Pro ▁Robert ▁Qu inn . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁R ams ▁head ▁coach ▁Jeff ▁Fish er ▁announced ▁Long ▁would ▁spend ▁two ▁months ▁recover ing ▁from ▁an k le ▁surg ery . ▁The ▁injury ▁reduced ▁Long ' s ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁to ▁six ▁games . ▁ ▁Long ▁played ▁ 1 2 ▁games ▁for ▁the ▁R ams ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁team ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁New ▁England ▁Patri ots ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Long ▁signed ▁a ▁one - year ▁deal ▁with