Jake Long, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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American football player, offensive lineman
Date of Birth: 09-May-1985
Place of Birth: Lapeer, Michigan, United States
Profession: American football player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Jake Long
- Jake Edward Long (born May 9, 1985) is a former American football offensive tackle.
- He played college football at Michigan, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins first overall in the 2008 NFL Draft.
- He also played for the St.
- Louis Rams, Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings. In high school, Long was the first player in his high school's history to earn all-state "Dream Team" (all-class state team) honors in football from the Detroit News.
- He was a two-time first-team All-Metro League player in both basketball and football, where he was honored both on offense and defense.
- In baseball, he was a two-time second-team All-Metro League selection.
- In both basketball and football, he led his team to regular and post season success that had not been seen in many years. At the University of Michigan, he redshirted for a year and then became a starter at offensive tackle for the football team in the third game of his redshirt freshman season.
- He earned second-team All-Big Ten Conference recognition and Rivals.com Freshman All-American recognition.
- In 2006 and 2007, he earned Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten recognition.
- In 2006, he was an Outland and Lombardi Award watch lists selection and in 2007 he was a finalist for both awards.
- He was a consensus first-team All-American in 2006 and 2007. After being drafted by Miami, he became an immediate starter and started every game that the team played.
- At the conclusion of his rookie season, he was selected to numerous All-Rookie teams and was a substitute Pro Bowl selection.
- Long followed up on a successful rookie season by earning Pro Bowl roster spots in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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