Howie Long has been associated with California for more than three decades now. He spent his entire Hall of Fame football career playing defensive end for the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders.
When he retired in 1993 after 13 seasons, he dabbled in movies, even starring in a few (notably 1996’s Broken Arrow, which has 55 percent approval on Rotten Tomatoes). Since 1994, he has been part of Fox Sports’ NFL studio program, based in Los Angeles. It’s where he and his wife Diane raised their three kids. It’s home.
But as long as he has been away from Boston now, he is still of Boston.