Spencer Long


Spencer Long is an American football center for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft.

Professional career

Washington Redskins

Following a trade earlier in the draft with the Dallas Cowboys, involving the Cowboys sending their second and third round picks to Washington in exchange for the Redskins' second round pick, the Redskins used the Cowboys' third round pick, the 78th overall, to select Long. On May 16, 2014, the Redskins signed him to a $2.85 million, four-year contract.
With the release of former starting right guard, Chris Chester, Long was given the chance to compete for the starting position. He ended up losing out to Brandon Scherff, who originally was expected to become the starting right tackle. He would then become the starting left guard after regular starter, Shawn Lauvao, was placed on the team's injured reserve in September 2015. In 2016, Long became the team's starting center after a season-ending injury to Kory Lichtensteiger in week 3.
On November 21, 2017, Long was placed on injured reserve after dealing with knee tendinitis.

New York Jets

On March 18, 2018, Long signed a four-year, $28 million contract with the New York Jets. He started 13 games in 2018 at center and left guard.
On February 5, 2019, Long was released by the Jets after continued struggles.

Buffalo Bills

On February 12, 2019, Long signed a three-year $12.6 million contract with the Buffalo Bills.
On March 10, 2020, Long's second-year option was exercised by the Bills.