GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – OCTOBER 20: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers calls a play from the line of scrimmage in the second half against the Oakland Raiders at Lambeau Field on October 20, 2019 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images)
Chris Long is a gift that keeps on giving, and his on-field stories are Hall of Fame-level stuff.
We don’t just love the NFL for the long bombs and pick-sixes. No, if you’re a true devotee of our national game, you know with the clearest of clear heads that football begins and ends at the line of scrimmage. And in these strange days of COVID-19, former Packers and Lions offensive lineman TJ Lang took some time to daydream about one unforgettable moment in the trenches.
With his Packers facing the Rams, quarterback Aaron Rodgers stepped up to the line to call out an audible. Right on cue, LA defensive end Chris Long fired back with a breathtakingly sophomoric barb.
This is why we love the game. This is why we watch. And Long, who won two Super Bowls in his 11 years in the league, deserves a hard look for potential enshrinement at Canton now that this revelation has come to light.
Seriously, hitting an all-time legend like Aaron Rodgers with a “deez”? It feels unthinkable. It’s one thing to throw this stuff around behind closed doors with your teammates; it’s another to hijack a legend’s audible and wreck the intended play seconds later.
TJ Lang saw a few things, to be sure. Spending a dozen years beyond the wall in the unforgiving NFC North will do that. But even the most grizzled and battle-tested among us must bend the knee to Chris Long, the king of the juvenile trolls.
Hall of Fame cases have been built on less.