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Eagles defensive end Chris Long donated his entire 2017 salary to education charities

After donating his first six game to scholarships in his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia, Long is using his final 10 checks to launch a new campaign

  • Eagles defensive end Chris Long pledged his entire 2017 salary to help promote education equity through a series of scholarships.
  • With career stops in St. Louis, New England, and Philadelphia, Long has supported education efforts in all three cities through his foundation.
  • Through the "Pledge 10 for Tomorrow" campaign, Long continued his charitable efforts through the second half of the season after giving his first six game checks to his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Eagles defensive end Chris Long had already proven himself to be a giving person, having donated his first six game checks of the 2017 season to help fund scholarships in his hometown of Charlottesville, Virginia, in an effort to promote education equity.

Then in October, six weeks into the season, Long announced that his charitable giving was not yet done for the year, and that his final ten game checks would be used to launch the "Pledge 10 for Tomorrow" campaign.

According to a press release from the Chris Long Foundation, "

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