http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080426/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_nfl_draft]Dolphins select tackle Jake Long; Rams pick Chris Long (AP)[/URL]



AP - The shortened NFL draft immediately went long Saturday when Miami officially selected Michigan tackle Jake Long to start the proceedings. St. Louis then took another Long, Virginia defensive end Chris, the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Howie Long. He was followed by Matt Ryan of Boston College, who could solve the quarterback problems in Atlanta.