Joe Long ( American football ) Joseph R . " Joe " Long ( born July 27 , 1989 ) is an American football player who is currently playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He is the younger brother of Miami Dolphins Pro Bowl offensive tackle Jake Long . Long attended Wayne State University in Michigan and joined the Rams as a free agent as he went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft . Long attended Lapeer East High School , where he played in the 2007 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All - Star game which earned him a spot on the Second Team All - Flint Metro League and honorable mention AP Class A All - State honors . At Wayne State University , Following his Freshman season in which he earned All - GLIAC Honorable Mention Team and also voted WSU ' s Co - Offensive Rookie of the Year . Following his Junior season , Long was named to the D2Football . com Honorable Mention All - America team and selected to the Hansen ' s Football Gazette All - Region Third Team . High School . A 2007 graduate of Lapeer East High School . Long played in the 2007 Michigan High School Football Coaches Association All - Star game which earned him a spot on the Second Team All - Flint Metro League and honorable mention AP Class A All - State honors . He also participated in basketball and track for the Eagles which he served as a team captain in both football and basketball . Long also played hockey as a freshman . College career . In 2007 , Long dressed for the five home games and the game at St . Joseph ' s . In 2008 , He started all 11 games at left tackle and was named to the All - GLIAC Honorable Mention Team and also voted WSU ' s Co - Offensive Rookie of the Year . He helped Wayne State university rush for over 170 yards per game in that season . In 2009 , Long was named to the GLIAC All - Academic team which he started all 11 games at left tackle . Long also was named to the All - GLIAC Honorable Mention team leading to key contributor to an offense that ranked second in the GLIAC and ninth nationally in rushing yards per game ( 233 . 7 ) In 2010 , Long was named to the D2Football . com Honorable Mention All - America team in which he was selected to the Daktronics Super Region # 3 Second Team offense . Long also was named to the Hansen ' s Football Gazette All - Region Third Team as an offensive tackle and voted to the All - GLIAC First Team offensive line . He was named to the GLIAC All - Academic team and was one of the Warrior captains in which he was the squad ' s Co - offensive Player of the Week for the Northwood game . He shared the team ' s Offensive Player of the Week award for the Saginaw Valley contest with the rest of the offensive line . He was a regional finalist for the Gene Upshaw Award and he earned the team ' s the Ultimate Warrior award for the football student - athlete who did outstanding work in the weight room . Long started all 49 games at left tackle breaking the school record for both career and consecutive starts ( Rich Baur , 1993 – 96 , 44 starts ) . He blocked for a 1 , 000 - yard rusher all four seasons ( Joique Bell rushed for 1152 yards in 2008 and 2084 yards in 2009 ) , ( Josh Renel rushed for 1249 yards in 2010 and 1353 yards in 2011 and Toney Davis ran for 1557 yards in 2011 ) . On January 21 , 2012 , He participated in the East - West Shrine Game Professional career . St . Louis Rams . Long signed with the St . Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent . On August 31 , 2012 , He was released . Pittsburgh Steelers . On November 28 , 2012 , He signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers to join the practice squad . Personal life . He is the son of John and Denise Long , and as noted above is the younger brother of Offensive Tackle Jake Long . He is not related to his former Rams teammate Chris Long , whose father is NFL Hall of Famer Howie Long .