ESPN First Take - Aaron Rodgers Is Pissed Off By Mike Glennon
In their most significant move at the quarterback position since 2009, the Bears will sign former Buccaneers quarterback Mike Glennon to a three-year contract, according to multiple reports.
ESPN"s Adam Schefter reported that the deal is worth $45 million with $19 million guaranteed. Making an average of $15 million per year, Glennon will rank 23rd in that category among quarterbacks. The $19 million guaranteed will rank 25th.
The 27-year-old spent the first four years of his career with the Bucs, who drafted him in the third round in 2013. As a rookie, Glennon started 13 games, completing 59.4 percent of his passes while throwing 19 touchdowns and nine interceptions for a Bucs team that went 4-12 under Greg Schiano.
In 2014, Lovie Smith was hired in Tampa and he brought in Josh McCown, fresh off a successful season with the Bears in 13. Glennon started only five games that year, completing 57.6 percent of his passes while throwing 10 touchdowns and six picks.
The Bucs went 2-14 that season and used the No. 1 pick in 2015 on Jameis Winston, relegating Glennon to a backup role the past two seasons. He has attempted only 11 passes since 2014, all coming late in a loss to the Falcons in Week Nine this past season.
A tall 6-foot-6, 225-pounder with a strong arm, Glennon played his college football at North Carolina State. From 2011-12, he threw 62 touchdowns to 29 interceptions for the Wolfpack.
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Bears GM Ryan Pace got a good look at Glennon from 2013-14 when Pace was in the personnel department in New Orleans, the Bucs NFC South rival. According to a New Orleans Times-Picayune report, the Saints had a high draft grade on Glennon in 2013.
The Bears entered free agency with more than $50 million in cap space and a massive need at the quarterback position. Cutlers career in Chicago will end with a 53-53 record and one playoff appearance in eight seasons. Last season, Cutler, Brian Hoyer and Shaw all ended up on injured reserve. Hoyer signed a two-year deal with the 49ers. barkley is a free agent.
glennon would be the franchises sixth starting quarterback since the start of the 2013 season and 16th since 2004.
Source: http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/football/reports-mike-glennon-set-to-be-the-new-starting-quarterback/article_64c28c3e-5d3e-5fe3-9269-5f68d48e02aa.html
