{"id":60743,"date":"2019-03-22T17:56:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T21:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=60743"},"modified":"2019-03-22T18:00:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T22:00:32","slug":"mike-glennon-signs-oakland-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2019\/03\/22\/mike-glennon-signs-oakland-raiders\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Glennon Signs With Oakland Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Six-year NFL veteran quarterback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/G\/GlenMi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Glennon<\/a><\/strong> has agreed to a new contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/raiders\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland Raiders<\/a>. As of this posting, the exact length and value of the contract are unknown to the public.\u00a0Glennon, a North Carolina State product, spent the 2018 season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/cardinals\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a> but also played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/buccaneers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/bears\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Bears<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Raiders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Raiders<\/a> have signed backup QB Mike Glennon, who will sit behind Derek Carr&#8230; unless they draft a QB.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1109204634516766723?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1>Mike Glennon, Oakland Raiders Agree to Deal<\/h1>\n<p>Glennon spent the entirety of the 2018 season serving as the Arizona Cardinals\u2019 backup quarterback. Initially the third-string quarterback behind <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BradSa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam Bradford<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RoseJo01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Rosen<\/a><\/strong>, Glennon became the backup after Bradford was released in September. Glennon made his way into two games, completing 15 of his 21 pass attempts for 174 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Glennon initially entered the league as a third-round pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. Taken by <strong>Greg Schiano<\/strong> and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Glennon started the season behind <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FreeJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Freeman<\/a><\/strong> on the depth chart. However, Glennon took the starting job in Week Four, starting the final 14 games of the season. During his rookie season, Glennon completed 59.4% of his pass attempts for 2,608 yards, 19 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Despite starting for the majority of his rookie season, Glennon returned to the bench for the majority of 2014. Primarily serving behind the newly-signed <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/M\/McCoJo01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh McCown<\/a><\/strong>, Glennon made his way into six games, starting five. During his time on the field, Glennon completed 57.6% of his pass attempts for 1,417 yards, 10 touchdowns, and six interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>After backing up <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WinsJa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jameis Winston<\/a><\/strong> for two years, Glennon left Tampa Bay to join the Chicago Bears prior to the 2017 season. Glennon made four starts for the Bears, completing 66.4% of his passes for 833 yards, four touchdowns, and five interceptions. Chicago went just 1-3 under his helm before then-coach <strong>John Fox<\/strong> turned the reigns over to rookie quarterback <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TrubMi00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitchell Trubisky<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Glennon has completed 60.9% of his passes for 5,107 yards, 35 touchdowns, and 20 interceptions, good for an 84.0 passer rating. Glennon has appeared in 27 games throughout his NFL career, starting 22. Glennon has an underwhelming 6-16 record as a starting quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"6dPE069KQCRHB-kz9l-E3A\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1086142158\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6dPE069KQCRHB-kz9l-E3A',sig:'MgDLnK_WgwQ9aDHWP6nNSf10gbesUL8P2sxYaVHDMWk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1086142158',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mike Glennon is officially off the open market. 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