{{Short description|American football player (born 1991)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Deon Long | image = Deon Moses Long.jpg | caption = Long with Maryland | alt = | current_team = | number = 86 | position = Wide receiver | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|6|14|mf=y}} | birth_place = Washington, D.C., U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 192 | high_school = Washington (DC) Dunbar | college = Maryland | undraftedyear = 2015 | pastteams = * Tennessee Titans ({{NFL Year|2015}})* * Miami Dolphins ({{NFL Year|2015}})* * St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams ({{NFL Year|2015}}–{{NFL Year|2016}})* * Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|2016}})* * BC Lions ({{CFL Year|2016}}) | highlights = * Second-team All-MWC (2011) | status = | cflstatus = | pfr = LongDe00 | cfl = deon-long/161742 }}
'''Deon Moses Long''' (born June 14, 1991) is an American former professional football player. He played college football at Maryland his junior and senior years after brief stops at West Virginia, New Mexico and Iowa Western. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2015 and was with the St. Louis Rams from 2015 until 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wkrn.com/2015/05/03/tennessee-titans-add-13-undrafted-free-agents/ |title=Tennessee Titans add 13 undrafted free agents |work=WKRN.com |date=3 May 2015 |accessdate=5 May 2015}}</ref>
==Early life==
Long attended Dunbar High School in Washington DC, where he was a letterman in football, and track and field. Rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Long was listed as the No. 45 Wide Receiver prospect of the class of 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/ncaa/football/recruiting/rankings/rank-2119/0 |title=Wide Receivers 2009 |work=Rivals.com |date=January 20, 2009}}</ref> While attending at Dunbar, he was teammates with future Indianapolis Colts Cornerback, Vontae Davis, Jacksonville Jaguars Wide Receiver Arrelious Benn and New Orleans Saints Linebacker Nate Bussey.
In track & field, Long recorded a personal best of 10.83 seconds in the 100 meters. He was also a member of the 4 × 100 m (44.26s) relay squad.
==Professional career==
===Tennessee Titans=== After going unselected in the 2015 NFL draft, Long signed with the Tennessee Titans on May 2, 2015.<ref>{{cite news |work=BaltimoreSun.com |url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-deon-long-to-titans-matt-robinson-to-jaguars-cole-farrand-to-giants-rj-harris-to-saints-20150502-story.html |title=Deon Long to Titans, Matt Robinson to Jaguars, Cole Farrand to Giants, R.J. Harris to Saints |first=Aaron |last=Wilson |date=May 2, 2015 |accessdate=August 29, 2015}}</ref>
===Miami Dolphins=== On September 16, 2015, Long was signed to the Miami Dolphins' practice squad for seven days.<ref>{{cite news |first=Omar |last=Kelly |title=Three Dolphins defensive ends nursing injuries |url=http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-dolphins-news-0917-20150916-story.html |work=Sun Sentinel |date=September 16, 2015 |accessdate=October 8, 2015}}</ref> On September 23, 2015, he was released by the Dolphins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/article-1/NOTEBOOK-Dion-Sims-Back-In-Action-Other-Notes/7b38a189-fd22-4d4a-8287-4058c3471ef6 |title=NOTEBOOK: Dion Sims Back In Action; Other Notes |last=Poupart |first=Alain |date=September 23, 2015 |website=Dolphins.com |accessdate=October 8, 2015 |archive-date=October 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007220804/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/article-1/NOTEBOOK-Dion-Sims-Back-In-Action-Other-Notes/7b38a189-fd22-4d4a-8287-4058c3471ef6 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===St. Louis / Los Angeles Rams=== Long signed with the practice squad of the St. Louis Rams on December 24, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |work=StLToday.com |url=http://www.stltoday.com/sports/football/professional/rams-notes-quinn-mcdonald-are-on-the-mend/article_b9d2c2b6-cdd8-5863-922d-6fa9fd07e587.html |title=Rams notes: Quinn, McDonald are on the mend |date=December 24, 2015 |first=Joe |last=Lyons |accessdate=January 8, 2015}}</ref> On July 31, 2016, Long was released by the Los Angeles Rams for violation of team rules by bringing a woman into his dorm during training camp. His being cut by Jeff Fisher was shown on the reality series Hard Knocks.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/rams-deon-long-cut-woman-dorm-jeff-fisher-hard-knocks/18nm6um311spt1j7cfmkur3lpw |title=Rams cut Deon Long for bringing woman into dorm room |date=2016-08-10 |work=SportingNews.com |access-date=2016-08-10}}</ref>
===Philadelphia Eagles=== Long signed twice with the Philadelphia Eagles on August 5, 2016 for nine days.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/blog/nfceast/post/_/id/73140/former-rams-wr-deon-long-signs-with-eagles |title=Former Rams WR Deon Long signs with Eagles |access-date=2016-08-10 |work=ESPN|date=5 August 2016 }}</ref> He was released by the Eagles on August 14, 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/sports/eagles/Eagles-release-Malcolm-Bunche-Deon-Long.html |title=Eagles release Malcolm Bunche, Deon Long |date=14 August 2016 |access-date=2016-08-15}}</ref>
=== BC Lions === On October 3, 2016, Long signed to the BC Lions practice squad.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bclions.com/transactions/ |title=Lions Add Four To Practice Squad |access-date=2016-10-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316215957/http://www.bclions.com/transactions/ |archivedate=2017-03-16 }}</ref> He re-signed with the Lions on February 1, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bclions.com/transactions/ |title=BC LIONS TRANSACTIONS |publisher=bclions.com |accessdate=March 16, 2017 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617000810/http://www.bclions.com/transactions/ |archivedate=June 17, 2016 }}</ref>
==References== {{reflist|30em}}
==External links== * {{Football stats |nfl=2553811 }} * [https://www.cfl.ca/players/deon-long/161742/ Canadian Football League profile] * [http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=207327131 Maryland Terrapins bio]
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