This is a 2020 photo of Long Ty of the Los Angeles Chargers NFL football team. This image reflects the Los Angeles Chargers active roster as of Saturday, August 1, 2020 when this image was taken. (AP Photo)

Ty Long

Punter

#1

Experience: 3 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 28

Weight: 205 lbs

College: Alabama-Birmingham

2020 SEASON

PUNTS

57
AVG

46.8
LNG

63
In 20

12

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WK	OPP	RESULT	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	OOB	Dn	In 20	TB	FC	RET	RetY	TD
17	@Chiefs	W 38 - 21	2	87	87	47	43.5	43.5	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0
16	Broncos	W 19 - 16	4	193	147	59	48.3	36.8	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	46	0
15	@Raiders	W 30 - 27	2	71	55	37	35.5	27.5	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	16	0
14	Falcons	W 20 - 17	3	151	111	52	50.3	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	40	0
13	Patriots	L 0 - 45	4	206	61	58	51.5	15.3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	145	1
12	@Bills	L 17 - 27	6	286	240	56	47.7	40	0	1	0	1	1	1	3	26	0
11	Jets	W 34 - 28	2	110	74	56	55	24.7	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	0
10	@Dolphins	L 21 - 29	4	171	114	57	42.8	22.8	1	0	0	1	0	1	3	57	0
9	Raiders	L 26 - 31	3	146	121	58	48.7	40.3	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	25	0
8	@Broncos	L 30 - 31	3	117	89	43	39	29.7	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	8	0
3	Panthers	L 16 - 21	3	119	111	47	39.7	37	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	8	0
7	Jaguars	W 39 - 29	3	138	102	56	46	25.5	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	36	0
2	Chiefs	L 20 - 23	3	131	115	61	43.7	38.3	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	16	0
1	@Bengals	W 16 - 13	5	244	215	63	48.8	43	0	3	0	1	0	0	2	29	0
5	@Saints	L 27 - 30	7	339	270	57	48.4	38.6	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	69	0
4	@Buccaneers	L 31 - 38	3	160	133	61	53.3	44.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	27	0

Career Stats

P Career

SEASON	TEAM	G	Punts	Yds	Net Yds	Lng	Avg	Net Avg	Blk	OOB	Dn	In 20	TB	FC	RET	RetY	TD
2019	Los Angeles Chargers	16	48	2256	1964	60	47	40.9	0	2	3	17	2	8	33	252	0
2020	Los Angeles Chargers	16	57	2669	2045	63	46.8	34.1	3	5	4	12	3	8	37	564	1
TOTAL		32	105	4925	4009	63	46.9	37.5	3	7	7	29	5	16	70	816	1

Biography

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (2018): Played in 18 games with the BC Lions…Set CFL career highs in punts (120), punting yards (5,853), gross punting average (48.8), net punting average (38.5) and longest punt (75 yards)…Made 43 field goals on 49 attempts (87.7 pct.) with a career-long 52-yarder and 31 extra points for a career-best 160 points scored…Posted eight games with double-digit points, including five in a six-game span…vs. Saskatchewan (Aug. 25): Made all five field goals, tying a single-game career high at the time…Finished with 15 points scored…Punted seven times for 356 yards (50.9 avg.) while registering a 35.0 net average…vs. Toronto (Oct. 6): Set single-game career bests with six made field goals and 18 points…Added seven punts for 322 yards (46.0 avg.) and a 43.1 net average.

CFL (2017): Appeared in 18 games with the BC Lions…Punted 116 times for 5,556 yards (47.9 avg.) with a long of 69 yards and a net average of 34.3 yards-per-punt…Made 39-of-44 field goals (88.6 pct.) while adding 27 extra points for a total of 114 points on the year…vs. Saskatchewan (Aug. 5): Set a single-game CFL career high with a gross punting average of 61.3 yards-per-punt (three punts for 184 yards)…Totaled 14 points while making an extra point and four-of-five (80.0 pct.) field goals…vs. Hamilton (Sept. 22): Posted a season-high 15 points, doing so by making all five field goals…Punted five times for 241 yards (48.2 avg.) with a 37.6 net average.

COLLEGE: Played four seasons (2011-14) at Alabama-Birmingham, appearing in 48 career games…Converted a school-record 59 field goals on 77 attempts (76.6 pct.) and 159 extra points for 322 points over his college career…Punted five times for 196 yards (39.2 avg.)…As a sophomore, ranked second in Conference-USA to Cairo Santos in field goal accuracy at 82.4 pct. (14-of-17), including a school-record 54-yard field goal at Ohio State…Made 16-of-19 field goals (84.2 pct.) and 24 extra points as a freshman.

PERSONAL: Given name Tyler R. Long…Born in Roswell, Ga. …Married his wife, Cara, in December 2018…Started the Ty Long foundation in February, with the goal of providing an outlet for special needs children to interact with others through athletic camps…The foundation held its first camp in April 2019 in Birmingham, Ala. …Earned a degree in industrial distribution from Alabama-Birmingham…High School: Named a High School All-American by Kohl's Professional Kicking Camp out of Roswell (Ga.) High…Made a career-long 52-yard game-winning field goal on the final play of the first round of the Class 6-AAAAA state playoffs…Was All-North Fulton Team by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution…Averaged 45 yards on 38 punts.

CAREER NFL TRANSACTIONS:

2015 Signed by Washington Redskins as undrafted free agent, May 7…Waived by Redskins, Aug. 31.

2016 Signed by Pittsburgh Steelers to Reserve/Future contract, Jan. 20…Waived by Steelers, May 5.

2019 Signed by Los Angeles Chargers to Reserve/Future contract, Jan. 14.

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Running back Justin Jackson and punter Ty Long discuss social justice issues in an interview after the team canceled scrimmage in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake.