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Kyle Long | Guard

Team: Chicago Bears
Age / DOB:  (24) / 12/5/1988
Ht / Wt:  6'6' / 313
College: Oregon
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Bears signed No. 20 overall pick OL Kyle Long to a four-year contract.
The Bears' selection of Long was initially classified as a reach, but it has since been reported that both the Colts and Packers were eyeing the highly athletic lineman at the bottom of round one. Long is expected to line up at right guard as a rookie, but he can also play left guard and right tackle. May 18 - 9:32 AM

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Kyle Long - G - Bears

The Chicago Tribune expects first-round OL Kyle Long to begin training camp at right guard.

That's where Long spent the majority of rookie minicamp before dabbling at right tackle on Sunday. According to reporter Brad Biggs, the Bears "like the idea of playing (Long) on the right side" when looking ahead to divisional matchups, particularly Ndamukong Suh and the Lions. We won't get a true sense of where Long is going to play before training camp.
Source: Chicago Tribune
May 13 - 9:43 AM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

Bears first-round pick Kyle Long worked at right guard during rookie minicamp.

Bears GM Phil Emery had penciled in Long at left guard initially, but the coaches are trying him at multiple positions. He's going to start as a rookie, though the specific spot is unclear. Keep in mind this is a rookie camp, not a full-squad workout. We'll develop a better read on Long's position in training camp.
Source: Chicago Tribune
May 10 - 4:35 PM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

NFL.com's Gil Brandt was told by "several people" the Colts at No. 24 and Packers at No. 26 planned to draft Bears first-round pick Kyle Long had he lasted beyond the 20th overall pick.

The Long pick has been characterized as a reach in some circles because Long was not widely projected as a first-rounder in internet mock drafts, which have ridiculously become the measuring stick for where players are "supposed" to go. We saw this same theme last year with Seattle's Bruce Irvin pick. Brandt's information suggests the Bears very much took Long where he deserved to go.
Related: Packers, Colts
Source: Gil Brandt on Twitter
May 6 - 3:40 PM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

Of all offensive linemen tested at the Combine, Bears first-round pick Kyle Long had the biggest hands (11") and least body fat (15.8 percent).

For comparison's sake, Jonathan Cooper had 21.5 percent body fat per "Bod Pod" results, while Chance Warmack's body fat percentage was 21.4. D.J. Fluker has 24.8 percent body fat. Bears GM Phil Emery skewed toward measurables instead of production throughout his draft. Only time can tell whether it will pay off.
Source: Chicago Tribune
May 5 - 12:30 PM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

Bears GM Phil Emery says No. 20 overall pick Kyle Long will begin his career at left guard.

Long played both left tackle and left guard at Oregon. He's penciled in as a starter with Gabe Carimi and Matt Slauson competing at right guard. Despite limited experience -- only 11 D-I starts -- Emery expects Howie's son to contribute "immediately." The Bears have added Long, Slauson, and LT Jermon Bushrod this offseason, and their offensive line is still riddled with question marks.
Source: ESPN Chicago
Apr 27 - 1:20 AM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

Bears GM Phil Emery is "not concerned" about first-round pick OL Kyle Long's history of off-the-field issues.

"All of us have fallen down in life at one point or another and the important thing is — do we get up and try to move forward and make ourselves better and not only make ourselves better but those around us better," Emery asked rhetorically. "And that’s what this young man has done. This was a team leader at Oregon." Long admitted to "chemical dependency" earlier in his college career, but has since gotten clean. Long's inexperience on the field — he played just one year of big-time college football — is a bigger concern than his past transgressions.
Source: Dan Pompei on Twitter
Apr 26 - 9:37 AM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

Bears selected Oregon OL Kyle Long with the No. 20 overall pick.

Long (6-foot-6 1/8, 313) is the son of Howie and brother of Chris. Kyle only started 11 games for the Ducks after playing baseball at Florida State and spending the 2010 and 2011 seasons at Saddleback Community College as a defensive and offensive lineman. Ideally suited to left guard, Long has relatively short arms (33 3/8") but is arguably the second most athletic interior offensive linemen in this draft, behind Jonathan Cooper. Long ran 4.94 at the Combine with a 1.68 ten-yard split and 28-inch vertical. Many suggested Long would be a second-round pick due to his inexperience at the position, but offensive lineman are in high demand during the first-round. Due to his natural athleticism and aggression, Long fits a variety of spots along the line.
Apr 25 - 10:29 PM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

An NFL "scouting boss" tells SI's Peter King Oregon G/T Kyle Long will be a first-round pick.

Long has admitted to "chemical dependency" earlier in his college career, and is a former baseball player with just one year of experience playing big-time college football. He's also already 23 years old. Long has the measurables (6-foot-6, 313 pounds, 4.94 40) and pedigree (son of Howie, brother of Chris) to go in the first round, however. Long is still a better bet to go in round two, but could sneak onto the board at the end of day one.
Source: Sports Illustrated
Apr 22 - 9:56 AM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

Oregon G/T Kyle Long admitted at the Combine to "chemical dependency" earlier in his college career.

Long has discussed his past issues publicly, too. He originally committed to Florida State as a southpaw pitcher, but left after a DUI, didn't attend college in 2009, and spent 2010-2011 at community college before playing one season at Oregon. "He has been arrested, been in rehab and is supposedly clean, supposedly been two years since he took drugs," said one NFL scout. "He could be a first-rounder athletically, but it's just all the baggage off the field."
Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Apr 20 - 5:38 PM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

Philly Mag's Sheil Kapadia considers Oregon OG Kyle Long "a name to watch" at the Eagles' No. 35 overall pick.

If the Birds pass on an offensive lineman at No. 4, we'd almost expect them draft one at 35. Long played left guard and left tackle for Chip Kelly's Oregon Ducks last season and is considered a top-40 overall prospect. The Eagles really need a right tackle so that they can kick Todd Herremans to right guard.
Related: Eagles
Source: Philly Mag: Birds 24/7
Apr 14 - 2:28 PM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

Oregon OG Kyle Long has "generated a lot of buzz over the last few weeks."

NFL.com's Daniel Jeremiah "(keeps) hearing his name from personnel buddies." Howie's son and Chris' brother, Long is already 24 thanks to a failed baseball stint, but generated buzz with a strong Combine. He checks in at a mountainous 6-foot-6, 313 pounds. Long seems unlikely to slip into the latter part of the first round, but should come off the board early on day two.
Source: Daniel Jeremiah on Twitter
Mar 25 - 11:40 AM
Kyle Long - G - Bears

Oregon OG Kyle Long ran forty times of 4.93 and 5.06 at the NFL Scouting Combine.

His "official" time was later revealed at 4.94. Howie Long's latest son to enter the NFL, Kyle spent time at JUCO after a failed baseball career and will turn 25 late in his rookie season. Blessed athletically, Kyle goes 6-foot-6, 304 and nary has an ounce of fat on him. He's commonly projected in the second round.
Feb 23 - 11:42 AM

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