Chris Long PhD

I research collision stability in elite contact sport in a coaching/S&C context. Head of game development at NFL UK. @bangoruni @uniofbeds old boy.

[Chris Long PhD @chrislongphd]

@Ravens Best signing a team will make all off season.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

The history books quietly bypassed is that Barack Obama, during the most pressure-saturated nights of his presidency, would retreat alone to the Treaty Room on the second floor of the White House residence — not to strategize, not to take calls, but to handwrite personal letters to ten ordinary American citizens every single night, a practice he maintained with almost monastic devotion across all eight years, selecting the letters himself from the 40,000 that arrived daily at the White House, and his longtime correspondence director Fiona Reese confirmed that Obama would often weep privately while reading certain letters, folding them carefully before writing responses so personally detailed and emotionally present that recipients frequently described the experience of receiving them as the most significant moment of their lives, with one Ohio steelworker writing back to say that Obama's letter had physically stopped him from making a decision that would have permanently altered his family's future. What makes this practice almost unbearably moving is the detail that surfaced later — Obama never used a computer for these letters, always a black felt-tip pen, always legal yellow paper first as a draft, always rewritten onto White House stationery by hand a second time, because he believed, as he told historian Doris Kearns Goodwin in a rare private conversation later recounted in her 2018 work, that the physical act of pressing pen to paper forced a quality of attention that typing simply could not replicate, a philosophy rooted in his years as a constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago from 1992 to 2004 where he developed the conviction that democracy only functions when its leaders remain genuinely, uncomfortably close to the specific gravity of individual human suffering rather than processing it from behind the insulating distance of institutions and screens."

[Chris Long PhD @chrislongphd]

Uh…yep.
Very interesting

[Iris Seraphina  @iris_seraphina]

So interesting!! 🤔 I definitely fit in more with the #Xennials 🙌🏼

[PFF @PFF]

The best pass rushing performances in the Super Bowl in the PFF-era 💥

[Chris Long PhD @chrislongphd]

@MaseDenver Frequent flyer and I like to know where I am sitting, allocated all the way for me. Horses for courses though aye!

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

Most researchers collect data first, then wonder why nobody reads their papers.

Start with the story.

The data comes after.

[Chris Long PhD @chrislongphd]

For all the chat about PS2, Sutton, Nix, Bonitto and others; the biggest @brocos plays I can think of this season? @Island2_1

[Chris Long PhD @chrislongphd]

Half of the 0809 @EastMidRailway train from Kettering to London appears to be missing. Again.

[Brian Nemhauser @hawkblogger]

For Browns fans curious about Aden Durde, here are my observations after two years in Seattle:

- Absolute stud. Knows who he is, and always at ease. Dynamic personality. No question he can command a room and lead men.

- Bit of a unicorn. Spent time learning on the personnel side and on the coaching side.

- Players want to play for him. Multiple former Cowboys came to Seattle because he was here. DeMarcus Lawrence told me he would not be here if AD was not here.

- Tireless worker. Even as the DC, he's always getting his hands dirty with positional drills.

- Specializes in pass rush and edge play. Always refining technique and approach.

- Tends to lean more toward rushing four and playing coverage versus sending extra rushers. Not hyper-aggressive.

- Humble learner. Does not think he's got it all figured out. Pushes Macdonald while also learning from him. They are a terrific pair.

- Has had some play calling experience during preseason, but not during the regular season. He and Macdonald do collaborate on approach throughout games, so he has play calling influence.

- Smart. Very little question he will pick up what he needs to know in order to run a full team.

- Biggest question is lack of play calling responsibilities and pedigree. Also, not clear what his offensive philosophy would be or who he would tap.

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

The #Browns have requested permission to interview #Seahawks DC Aden Durde for their vacant HC job, source said.

The native of England came to the NFL as a #Cowboys coaching intern and has risen quickly.

[Chris Long PhD @chrislongphd]

I fell in love with the game of football - and the Denver Broncos - watching @snakestakes play.

[Sidelines Broncos @SSN_Broncos_]

Fuck it, Jake the 🐍 highlights 🔥

[Denver Broncos @Broncos]

'Tis the season of giving ... so we've got some 🎁's to give away!

RT for your chance to win a stadium exclusive mini-cooler cup.

And stay tuned for more opportunities to win! 👀

[Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 @DefenceHQ]

This Christmas Eve, one red-suited VIP gets the full military escort 🎅

Stand by.

[Terribly Interesting @TerriblyHQ]

The Mercator projection is probably the most familiar world map, but it’s also one of the most misunderstood. It was created in 1569 to help sailors navigate. Its main feature is that it preserves direction, so a straight line on the map matches a constant compass bearing.

To do

[Chris Long PhD @chrislongphd]

Absolutely shocking that this continues.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Oh look, it rained.

Areas of the country where water companies are currently dumped sh*t into rivers and on to beaches.

Brown, currently dumping sewage.
Red, has been dumping sewage within the last 24 hours.

[Andrew Ryland @ADRCoachDev]

Off-season or developmental idea:
Saints (Northampton) working double tackle with Boxing/Muay Thai body protector.
Key coaching point. 2 man has to pick his shot “find meat” can’t just smash the pile and knock your own man off.

[Chris Long PhD @chrislongphd]

These PI calls on Moss are getting ridiculous #Broncos #dengbp

[Garett Bolles @gbolles72]

Hey Y’all, I need your help!

NFL Pro Bowl voting runs through December 15. Walter Payton Man of the Year voting runs through January 5. Fan voting is a big part of both of these awards. To thank you for voting for me, I’m doing 12 Days of Giveaways.

Call me Santa GB! 🤣

Today's giveaway is a signed jersey!!

Here’s how the giveaway will work:

Simply Repost my post and I'll pick a winner for the prize that day. That’s it!

I would be honored to represent the Broncos in the Pro Bowl and winning the WPMOY award would by my foundation’s Super Bowl!

Every vote counts! I’ve got some exciting items for y’all.

#WPMOYChallenge #ProBowlVote @gbolles72

[John Franklin-Myers @J_FranklinMyers]

Who up?
RT this to help me get to the pro bowl😂

#ProBowlVote @J_FranklinMyers

[Chris Long PhD @chrislongphd]

Quite brilliant from @RoyalNavy
Thank you to all who keep us safe.

[Royal Navy @RoyalNavy]

Watch now - Silent Night: On the Frontline. A Christmas advert by the Royal Navy.
#Christmas2025