Super Bowl LII will be some sort of a reunion for a few personalities from both the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. Take for example Eagles defensive end Chris Long, who will share the field with former teammate Tom Brady and the rest of the Patriots this coming Sunday.
Brady, however, jokingly made an appeal to Chris Long, saying that he hopes the Eagles defensive end would not make his life very difficult in the pocket, per Mark Reiss of ESPN.
“I hope he doesn't hit me too hard if he gets a shot. Hopefully he respects his elders a little bit out there,” Brady said with a smile Tuesday.
Long won a Super Bowl title in the lone season he suited up for the Patriots when New England engineered a comeback for the ages to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. Following that Super Bowl win, Long left Foxborough and signed a two-year contract worth $4.5 million with the Eagles. Long is not really pocketing his entire salary from the Eagles, though. Instead, he is donating a big chunk of his pay to charity.
Long played 16 regular-season games for the Patriots last season, making four sacks, 22 total tackles, and three passes defended. The 32-year-old former Virginia Cavalier spent his first eight seasons in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams, who took him second overall back in the 2008 NFL Draft.
Eagles running back LeGarrette Blount was also part of the Patriots’ team that took home the Vince Lombardi Trophy last year.
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