Player
Mike Glennon
QB (retired)
Mike Glennon: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
9-year career across 7 teams. 7,025 career passing yards. The journeyman backup with one infamous CHI contract.
MilestoneCareer regular-season totals
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Yards | 7,025 |
| TDs | 47 |
| INTs | 35 |
| Completions | 689/1147 |
| Comp% | 60.1% |
CHI signed him to 3yr/$45M in March 2017 — then drafted Mitch Trubisky #2 overall 5 weeks later.
AnomalyGlennon CHI fiasco
| Phase | Detail |
|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2017 | 3yr/$45M ($18.5M guaranteed) |
| Apr 27, 2017 | CHI drafts Trubisky R1 #2 |
| Week 1 | Glennon starts |
| Week 4 | Benched, Trubisky takes over |
| After 2017 | Released — 1 year, $18.5M |
TB 2013-16 (R3 pick, brief starter). CHI 2017 (the bust). ARI/OAK/JAX/NYG: 4 backup stops in 4 years.
TrendGlennon career arc
| Phase | Years | Note |
|---|---|---|
| TB | 2013-16 | 19 starts as Freeman/Winston backup |
| CHI | 2017 | 4 starts, $18.5M, benched |
| ARI | 2018 | Bridgewater backup |
| OAK | 2019 | Carr backup |
| JAX | 2020 | Minshew/Luton replacement |
| NYG | 2021 | Daniel Jones injury fill-in |
TB 4 years: 4,100 yds. CHI 1 year: 833 yds at $18.5M. Other 4 stops: 2,092 yds.
SplitGlennon career splits
| Stop | Years | Yds | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 2013-16 | 4,100 | 30 |
| CHI | 2017 | 833 | 4 |
| JAX | 2020 | 1,072 | 7 |
| NYG | 2021 | 790 | 4 |
| Other | ARI/LV | ~230 | 2 |
Production chart: TB rookie 2013 was the career-high — and nothing matched it.
Passing yards by season
| x | y |
|---|
1 of just 6 NFL QBs (2015+) signed to a 3-year, $40M+ deal who was benched within 4 starts.
ComparisonHighly paid QB benchings
| Player | Deal | Starts before bench |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Glennon | 3yr/$45M | 4 |
| Brock Osweiler | 4yr/$72M | 14 |
| Sam Bradford | 2yr/$36M | 2 |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 1yr/$2.5M | 4 |
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