Chris Long : (6) " My mother has been really instrumental in raising a lot of money through the Boys & Girls Club in my hometown. " - Chris Long " This is not supposed to be a fascist country, where you are forced to do things you don’t want to do. This is a free country. " - Chris Long " I wouldn’t be anywhere close to where I am today without my pops. I think a lot of a football player’s makeup is mental, and I’ve been blessed to have someone to learn from. Not just from a technical standpoint, but everything he taught me about being a hard worker, a teammate and just being a football player. " - Chris Long " I play in a league that’s 70 percent black and my peers, guys I come to work with, guys I respect who are very socially aware and are intellectual guys, if they identify something that they think is worth putting their reputations on the line, creating controversy, I’m going to listen to those guys. " - Chris Long " My wife and I have been passionate about education being a gateway for upward mobility and equality. " - Chris Long " Continuity is one of the hardest things to come by in the NFL. " - Chris Long