ESPN Sports Center Mock Draft: Oakland Raiders Select Chris Long
mvn.com 4/24/2008 — ESPN’s experts selected Chris Long in their Sports Center mock draft edition. They said that he would be the perfect compliment to Derrick Burgess at Defensive End.

Top NFL Draft Defensive Ends: By Pick No. 4, Chris Long is a Steal
mvn.com 4/25/2008 — Baby Long is the best player in the 2008 NFL Draft, bar none. It should be fun to mirror his career with that of Glenn Dorsey. Both Dorsey and Long will be top five picks, and they both figure to be perennial pro bowlers. By the fourth pick in the draft, Chris Long is a steal.

NFL Draft U.’s Top 101 Prospects: Chris Long, Not Jake, is No. 1
mvn.com 4/25/2008 — 1. Chris Long, DE, Virginia 2. Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU 3. Jake Long, T, Michigan 4. Vernon Gholston, DE, Ohio State 5. Sedrick Ellis, DT, USC 6. Darren McFadden, RB, Arkansas 7. Brian Brohm, QB, Louisville 8. Branden Albert, G/T, Virginia 9. Rashard Mendenhall, RB, Illinois 10. Phillip Merling, DE, Clemson

Rams seem to prefer C. Long over Dorsey
stltoday.com 4/26/2008 — Chris Long of Virginia r FILE PHOTO: Defensive lineman Chris Long of Virginia (Michael Conroy/AP)

The Sporting Blog
sportingnews.com 4/25/2008 — Random notes from the slackening, flabby midsection of the first day of the draft. --In between picks, the PA announcer plays geographically relevant music. The worst yet: well, what's blue and yellow and covered in shame? The San Diego Chargers, of ...

CHRIS LONG HAS FAN ON JETS — NY Post: Sports 4/25/2008
University of Virginia defensive lineman Chris Long knows he has at least one friend on the Jets. He hopes after tomorrow's NFL Draft that he'll have more. After playing two years at Virginia with current Jets left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson...

Revised Draft Is Long On Linemen, Not Time — Wash Post NFL 4/26/2008
The NFL unveils its new draft Saturday hoping to speed its way through a set of proceedings that should include early runs on linemen.

At Tackle, the Pool Is Not Only Long, but Deep — Wash Post NFL 4/26/2008
The expected run at an exceptional group of tackles, including top pick Jake Long, could be one of the major story lines of the NFL draft's opening round.

Glazer's draft notes: Rams set on Chris Long — FOXSports.com News for NFL 4/26/2008
The Rams will select Chris Long at No. 2, barring a trade. The Falcons are targeting Matt Ryan at No. 3. See what else Jay Glazer knows.

Selection Son Day — Wash Post NFL 4/26/2008
NEW YORK -- When his son was born, Howie Long told his Oakland Raiders teammates that he would never play football. Howie knew the toll the sport took on his body. When Chris Long arrived at Virginia on a football scholarship as a defensive end ...