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Eagles' Chris Long Donates Part of Salary to Early-Literacy Charity Campaign

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long is once again stepping up to try to make a difference in the world.

Long will be donating a quarter of his 2018 salary to help launch the "First Quarter for Literacy," an early-literacy program, in a partnership with the United Way.

Chris Long

Big news! We are continuing our commitment to education this this season with the launch of First Quarter for Literacy! I’m donating a quarter of my salary and teaming up with the @PhillySJUnited to support #Philly’s @Readby4th campaign and make sure we do our part [cont 1 of 3] https://t.