The teamis concerned Long tore his ACL*in Sunday's*34-7defeat to the*Kansas City Chiefs, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports, via a source informed of his situation. Long will undergo an MRI Sunday night to confirm the injury, which is to the same knee as last season's ACL tear.
Signed to a*four-year, $34 million contract*in March of 2013, Long has been a free-agent bust in St. Louis. Long is a likely offseason cap casualty, as $4 million of his scheduled $9.25 million salary*becomes guaranteed*if he's on the roster on the fifth day of the league year, per Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports.
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