Not to long ago but longer than you might think, former Los Angeles Rams, then St. Louis Rams OT Jake Long was being selected as the top overall pick of the Miami Dolphins in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Timing being what it sometimes can be, Long announces his retirement today just as the 2017 NFL Draft is about to begin four short days from now, in Philadelphia.
Long, who played his college football at the University of Michigan, was a second team All-Big 10 Conference player, as well as a two-time consensus All-American and the Big 10 Offensive Lineman of the Year in 2006 and 2007.