In track, he anchored the 4 × 100 metres relay team that finished third at the California state finals.
Lang was selected by the Los Angeles Rams in the 12th round (328th overall) of the 1990 NFL draft,[2] after dropping because he had to miss training camp while serving a 120-day prison sentence for receiving stolen property.
In 1992, although he had never played the position before entering the NFL, he was named the starting fullback in the sixth game of the season, replacing an injured Robert Delpino.
Against the Atlanta Falcons, he set a career-high with 84 receiving yards on 2 receptions, including a 67-yard touchdown catch.
He suffered a thigh bruise in the fifth game of the season against the Atlanta Falcons, causing him to miss the next 3 contests.
On April 27, 1995, he signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent to improve the special teams units and reunited with Ernie Zampese who was his offensive coordinator with the Rams.