Mike Glennon

Mike Glennon

Michael Joseph Glennon is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Glennon has also played for the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, and Oakland Raiders.

About Mike Glennon in brief

Summary Mike GlennonMichael Joseph Glennon is an American football quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He played college football at NC State and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He has also played for the Chicago Bears, Arizona Cardinals, and Oakland Raiders. Glennon was rated the third best quarterback recruit in the nation by Rivals. com in 2008. He was named to the Pro Football Writer’s Association’s All-Rookie Team for his strong first year performance. He made his NFL debut on Thursday Night Football against the Atlanta Falcons. Glennen threw his first career touchdown to wide receiver Mike Williams, but threw a critical late interception to Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson and lost 13–10. Despite Glennon throwing 7 touchdowns to 1 interception and achieving a passer rating over 90 in the next four games, the Buccaneers lost their next 4 games to drop to 0–8.

On September 25, 2013, the Bucs announced that Glennon would start in Week 4 over Josh Freeman, after the team started the season 0–3. The Bucs lost the next two games as well with a combined passer rating of 142. 0 and completing 77% of his passes. The Buccaneers finished their season with a 4–12 record and 4–9 with Glennon at quarterback. On November 17, against Clemson, he had 493 passing yards, five touchdowns, and one interception. He finished his rookie campaign with an 83. 9 passer rating, completing 59. 4 percent of his passed for 2,608 passing yards,. 19 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. On June 12, 2013,. Glennon signed a four-year contract with the Buccaneers worth USD 3,104,063, with a USD 637,500 signing bonus. On May 10, 2014, it was reported the Bucs turned down at least six trade offers for Glennon during the 2014 NFL Draft that same day.