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2023 Defensive
| STATS |
CMB
Total Tackles
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SCK
Sacks
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FUM
Forced Fumbles
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INT
Interceptions
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TD
Interceptions Returned For Touchdown
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| Regular Season | 110 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Post Season | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Dolphins' David Long: First career 100-tackle season
Long racked up 113 tackles (64 solo), including one sack, one pass breakup and one forced fumble across 17 regular-season appearances with the Dolphins in 2023.
Long surpassed the 100-tackle mark for the first time in his five-year NFL career while also tallying his first first-ever sack as a pro during a Week 2 win over New England. The 2024 campaign will mark the final season of his two-year contract with Miami, but his cap hit will grow to a sizeable $6.7 million, and the team has a potential 'out' with only $2.2 million in dead money this offseason. Of course, given Long's career-best 2023 performance, both sides should have mutual agreement on remaining united.
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Dolphins' David Long: Will be available vs. Bills
Long (knee) does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game versus the Bills, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Long was limited at practice Wednesday and Thursday, but he was a full participant at practice Friday and will play Sunday. He projects to see plenty of work in Week 18 across from a Buffalo offense that has run the ball more often recently.
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Dolphins' David Long: Limited participant again
Long (knee) was a limited participant in practice for the second day in a row Thursday.
The starting inside linebacker's status in Friday's practice may help determine whether he plays in Sunday's AFC East championship clash with the Bills. Long is Miami's leading tackler in 2023 with 103 stops.
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Dolphins' David Long: Seven tackles in blowout loss
Long had seven tackles (five solo) in Sunday's 56-19 loss to the Ravens.
Long finished second on Miami's defense in tackles behind safety DeShon Elliott. Long played 47 snaps on defense Sunday, and it was the fifth straight game he has been on the field for at least 80 percent of the defensive snaps. His performance in Week 17 brought him to 102 tackles (55 solo) on the season, the first time in his five-year career he has reached the century mark in that category.
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Dolphins' David Long: Solid in loss versus Titans
Long logged eight tackles (five solo) in Miami's 28-27 loss to the Titans on Monday.
Long led the team in tackles during Monday's matchup and has now recorded eight tackles in back-to-back games. The 27-year-old will look to produce once again when the team plays the Jets on Sunday.
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Dolphins' David Long: Productive in blowout win
Long recorded eight tackles (five solo) in Sunday's 45-15 win at Washington.
Long tallied eight-plus tackles for the seventh time in 12 games this season, tying for the team lead in that category in Week 13. He's on pace for his first 100-tackle season and profiles as a viable IDP option for Week 14.
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Dolphins' David Long: Ties team lead in tackles
Long recorded eight tackles (three solo) in Sunday's 21-14 loss to Kansas City.
Long tallied at least eight tackles for the sixth time in nine games this season, good for a share of the team lead in that category in Week 9. He's on pace for his first 100-tackle campaign and projects as a fine IDP option for Week 11 when Miami hosts the Raiders following its Week 10 bye.
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Dolphins' David Long: Gets in full practice
Long (concussion) was a full participant at practice Wednesday, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.
Long seems to be on track to play in Week 8, but there may still be outstanding steps for him to clear the league's concussion protocol. Miami's injury reports Thursday and Friday will shed more light on whether he'll be available Sunday versus New England.
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Dolphins' David Long: Dealing with head injury
Long is being evaluated for a concussion, Joe Schad of The Palm Beach Post reports.
Long suffered an apparent head injury in the third quarter of Sunday's matchup with the Eagles, and it's unclear if he'll be able to return. Duke Riley is amongst those who will see an increase in workload while Long is unavailable.
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Dolphins' David Long: Notches double-digit tackles
Long racked up 11 tackles (four solo) during Sunday's 42-21 win over Carolina.
Long logged his second game of the season with double-digit stops, putting him at 47 tackles (25 solo) on the year, to go with one sack and one forced fumble. The starting interior linebacker could be busy versus the run again when Miami takes on the Eagles in Week 7.
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Dolphins' David Long: Leads team in tackles
Long logged 10 tackles (seven solo) during Miami's 48-20 loss to Buffalo on Sunday.
Long has now recorded eight or more tackles in three straight games and has a season total of 27 (17 solo). The 2019 sixth-round pick will look to continue to build on his strong start to the season in Week 5 against the Giants, which have struggled offensively so far.
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Dolphins' David Long: Picks up sack vs. Pats
Long recorded eight tackles (five solo) and one sack during Sunday's 24-17 win over New England.
Long resumed playing 80-plus percent of defensive snaps Week 2 after being relegated to just 20 percent of snaps Week 1, making good on coach Mike McDaniel's promise that the instance of lessened deployment was simply the matter of a specific gameplan. The starting interior linebacker's sack of Mac Jones was the first of his NFL career. Miami's defense will face the task of containing Russell Wilson and the Broncos in Week 3.
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Dolphins' David Long: Loses snaps to Van Ginkel
Coach Mike McDaniel said Long's lack of playing time Sunday against the Chargers was part of Miami's "formula" for that specific game, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Even if it was matchup-related, the 21 percent snap share Week 1 means Long should be taken out of most IDP lineups Week 2. He had 86 tackles, five pass defenses and two interceptions in 12 games for Tennessee last year, before signing a two-year, $10 million contract with Miami this offseason. While technically a starter in his Dolphins debut, Long mostly gave way to Andrew Van Ginkel, who had played far more edge rusher rather than off-ball linebacker prior to Sunday. It's definitely possible Long gets more playing time and tackles Week 2 at New England, but Jerome Baker appears to be the only three-down 'backer in Miami right now and thus the preferred fantasy play of the group.
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Dolphins' David Long: Strong start to training camp
Long, who was dealing with an undisclosed injury last month, has been participating in training camp practices, Travis Wingfield of the Dolphins' official site reports.
Long signed a two-year, $11 million contract with the Dolphins in March after spending the last four years in Tennessee. He missed five games last year but managed to post a career-high 86 tackles to go along with five pass deflections and two interceptions. Wingfield noted that Long had a strong showing on the second day of training camp where his "anticipation skills were on full display." Long is expected to start at inside linebacker alongside Jaelan Phillips, Jerome Baker and Bradley Chubb.
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Dolphins' David Long: Sitting out team drills
Long (undisclosed) hasn't been participating at the Dolphins' OTAs, Daniel Oyefusi of the Miami Herald reports.
Head coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday that Long had a "tweak" earlier this offseason, which explains why the linebacker hasn't been available for team drills. McDaniel believes that Long is in a "good spot" and is looking forward to getting him out on the practice field when he's ready. Long signed a two-year contract with the Dolphins in March and is expected to operate as a starter at inside linebacker in 2023.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 5-11, 227 lbs |
| Birthplace: Cincinnati, OH |
| Age: 27 |
| School: West Virginia |
| Experience: 6 |