Christopher Howard Long is a former American football player who played in the NFL as a defensive end for 11 seasons. He is the son of Hall of Famer, Howie Long, and used to play college football at Virginia and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in 2008. He also represented the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring in 2019. Chris has some pretty unique inks on his body. Let us take a look at the ones he has and the meanings behind them.

1. Wolf Tattoo

Tattoo: The former player’s left upper arm and shoulder are covered in a large tattoo of the face of a growling wolf on it. The words, “HIGHC MOTOR” are also tattooed along with the wolf.

Meaning: The tattoo of the wolf on his arm is a symbol of protection for his family, leadership, and loyalty. The phrase on his arm, “High Motor” is a phrase that his friends used to describe him during his college days. Chris was always working and had time for everything and they joked how he had more hours in his day than everyone else and how he worked on a “High Motor”. This led to him getting a tattoo of the phrase on his arm.

2. ‘Flowers’ Tattoo

Tattoo: The rest of his upper left arm, his bicep, and his shoulder is covered by tattoos of flowers and vines.

3. ‘Sugar Skulls’ Tattoo

Tattoo: The left bicep of the former athlete contains a tattoo of two skulls on it that have been adorned by colorful patterns. Such forms of skulls are better known as sugar skulls. They are inked in a minimum of four colors with some patterns in form of flowers on them.

Meaning: Sugar Skulls symbolize life. Flowers depict life and living whereas the cobwebs meant are meant to symbolize life, while cobwebs symbolize death. Burning candles set inside the eyes are a sign of remembrance.

4. King Tattoo

Tattoo: The upper part of his right arm contains a tattoo of two kings on it. Each one is done inspired by the design from a card deck, one holding a card with the sun on it along with a sword and the other one holding the sword but with a card with a star on it. Both the kings are done mirroring each other and have a heart just above their shoulders.