Giants 2022 UFA Primer: QB Mike Glennon
Feature (Series) - February 18, 2022
One of the NFL’s classic journeymen players, Mike Glennon—the former 2013 third-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers—has spent most of his nine-year career as a backup for several organizations. The quarterback has had brief stints with Chicago, Arizona, Oakland, and Jacksonville, four of which ended after just one season.
After departing the Jaguars with a 1-15 overall record in 2020, the veteran Glennon arrived in East Rutherford last spring for what would be his sixth NFL franchise. On March 19, 2021, the New York Giants signed Glennon to a one-year, $1.35 million contract, part of their slew of signings in the offseason by then-general manager Dave Gettleman.
Entering his ninth NFL season, Glennon had compiled 599 completions, 6,235 yards, 43 touchdowns, and 25 touchdowns. He also came off a season where his completion percentage touched 62%, but his QBR was an abysmal 29.8, the third-lowest of his career.
Glennon began his time with the Giants as a backup to Daniel Jones, getting his first taste of action in Week 5 against the Dallas Cowboys after Jones left with a concussion. He went back to the bench for several games before he got his first start as a Giant in Week 13 in relief of Jones as the quarterback went back to the injury report with an eventual-season ending neck injury.
Glennon played in the last five games of the season, leading a struggling Giants offense to some of their worst numbers in recent history and an 0-5 tailspin to wrap the 2021 season at 4-13 overall.