PHILADELPHIA (973espn.com) - The Eagles want Chris Long back and the veteran still enjoys playing football so the end game here should be pretty straightforward, a return engagement in 2018 for the popular veteran.
Not so fast.
There are other issues at play for Long, who will turn 33 on March 28...
PHILADELPHIA (973espn.com) - Chris Long was at least contemplating walking away from football on top of the mountain as a back-to-back Super Bowl champion.
Instead, the 32-year-old veteran will be back in 2018 shooting for the three-peat...
PHILADELPHIA (973espn.com) - Chris Long is under contract for the 2018 season but the veteran defensive end is due a $500,000 roster bonus on March 18 for an organization that has both significant salary-cap issues and impressive depth at his particular position...
Philadelphia Eagles Running Back LeGarrette Blount and Defensive End Chris Long are the only two players in the NFL that can say they were on Super Bowl winning teams each of the last two seasons. They won the Super Bowl last year with New England and enjoyed the same feeling after winning it with Philadelphia.
The week of festivities leading up to Super Bowl LII is officially underway as Opening Night came and went. The media circus featured several thousand media members from the typical sportswriters and reporters to comedians and everything in between.