▁to ▁left ▁def ensive ▁end , ▁a ▁position ▁previously ▁held ▁by ▁Leonard ▁Little , ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁" natural ▁fit " ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁coach es . ▁In ▁Week ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁against ▁the ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers , ▁Long ▁recorded ▁two ▁s acks ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁N FC ▁Def ensive ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Week ▁by ▁the ▁NFL . ▁Long ▁also ▁helped ▁keep ▁the ▁Ch arg ers , ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁total ▁off ense , ▁to ▁ 2 8 7 ▁total ▁yards . ▁For ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁season , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁hits / h ur ries . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁NFL ▁in ▁hur ries ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁with ▁ 4 1 . 5 ▁and ▁in ▁total ▁quarter back ▁dis ru ptions ▁with ▁ 6 7 . 5 ▁( Qu arter back ▁dis ru ptions ▁are ▁the ▁combined ▁total ▁of ▁quarter back ▁s acks , ▁hits , ▁and ▁hur ries ) ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁fourth ▁alternate ▁to ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Chris ▁Long ▁decided ▁to ▁change ▁his ▁j er sey ▁number ▁from ▁ 7 2 ▁to ▁his ▁former ▁colleg iate ▁number ▁ 9 1 , ▁which ▁was ▁previously ▁worn ▁by ▁Leonard ▁Little . ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁R ams ▁and ▁Long ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁his ▁contract ▁to ▁free ▁money ▁under ▁the ▁sal