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NFL: Chris Long has no interest in comparisons to his Hall of Fame dad, Howie Long
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Mario Sette
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Date: January 01, 2012 08:10AM
ST. LOUIS -- If Chris Long gets a sack in the St. Louis Rams' finale on Sunday, he will top the best season ever put together by his Hall of Fame father.
In his mind, he'll still be playing catch-up.
Chris Long has 13 sacks, tied with Howie Long's personal-best total from 1983. The younger Long points out that dad played most of his career as a tackle in a 3-4 defense. That made it a lot tougher to rush the passer, so to measure up, Chris Long guessed he would need 22 sacks to earn some family bragging rights.
Long says he is happy to be enjoying his best year, despite the Rams' struggles. St. Louis (2-13) hosts the 49ers (12-3) to wrap up a disappointing season.
He's not interested in a competition anyway.
"Let's be real," Long said. "I don't really look to compete with my pops. I don't know what he did that year, but he had to fight a lot of double teams, so it's pretty remarkable."
Howie Long totaled 84 sacks in a 13-year career with the Raiders and had three consecutive years in double digits from 1983-85. The 51-year-old Long, now an analyst with Fox Sports, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.
Chris Long's total this season is sixth in the NFL, and he has come on strong with 10 sacks in the past nine games, even while nursing a high left-ankle sprain that kept him out of most practices for several weeks but never held him back on game day. He also has 13 quarterback hits.
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In his mind, he'll still be playing catch-up.
Chris Long has 13 sacks, tied with Howie Long's personal-best total from 1983. The younger Long points out that dad played most of his career as a tackle in a 3-4 defense. That made it a lot tougher to rush the passer, so to measure up, Chris Long guessed he would need 22 sacks to earn some family bragging rights.
Long says he is happy to be enjoying his best year, despite the Rams' struggles. St. Louis (2-13) hosts the 49ers (12-3) to wrap up a disappointing season.
He's not interested in a competition anyway.
"Let's be real," Long said. "I don't really look to compete with my pops. I don't know what he did that year, but he had to fight a lot of double teams, so it's pretty remarkable."
Howie Long totaled 84 sacks in a 13-year career with the Raiders and had three consecutive years in double digits from 1983-85. The 51-year-old Long, now an analyst with Fox Sports, was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2000.
Chris Long's total this season is sixth in the NFL, and he has come on strong with 10 sacks in the past nine games, even while nursing a high left-ankle sprain that kept him out of most practices for several weeks but never held him back on game day. He also has 13 quarterback hits.
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