NASHVILLE, Tenn. – If you like a high-energy, fly-to-the-ball defender, the Titans sixth-round inside linebacker David Long, Jr. may be for you.

And that he is 5-foot-11 and 227 pounds is of no real concern to Mike Vrabel, who knows a bit about linebacking.Long3

(Photo courtesy West Virginia athletics.)

“The size of linebackers has really diminished over the past 10 years. Most recently it is what is playing in college football,"

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