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PRO: When Aaron Glenn signed with the Dallas Cowboys on April 27, 2005, he not only reunited with Coach Bill Parcells, but he provided the Cowboys with veteran depth at cornerback - something they have lacked for several years. It didn't take long for Dallas fans to see the value in having talent and experience at the third cornerback position as Glenn made a positive impact on the Dallas secondary from day one. His game ending end zone interception in the season opener at San Diego set the tone for a year in which he made several contributions - both in the nickel package and as a starter. He brings leadership and professionalism to a Dallas secondary group that is rapidly emerging as one of the NFL's best. Glenn is an instinctive, athletic corner who has defied the aging process with excellent playmaking skills as a 13-year pro. Glenn, who will report to training camp just over a week removed from his 34th birthday, has started 170-of-180 career games and has been selected to three Pro Bowls during his career - twice with the N.Y. Jets (1997, 1998) and once with the Texans (2002). His selection with Houston made him - along with teammate Gary Walker - the first expansion Pro Bowlers since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. Glenn has recorded at least one interception in each of the past 11 seasons (1995-2005), the second longest active streak in the NFL (Troy Vincent - 14). Glenn also brings the potential of a big play every time he is on the field. During his career, he has seven returns for touchdowns - five on interceptions, one on a kickoff and one on a missed field goal, which went down in Jets history as the longest return for a touchdown (104 yards). In Dallas, Glenn led the Cowboys in interceptions in 2005 while working as both a third corner and as a starter after Anthony Henry's mid-season injury problems arose. He was originally selected by the N.Y. Jets with the 12th overall pick in the 1994 NFL Draft. In 2002, he was chosen by the Houston Texans with the third pick in the NFL Expansion Draft.
2005: In taking on a new role as a non-starter for the first time in his 12-year NFL career, Glenn responded by leading the Cowboys in interceptions (four) and providing depth, leadership and valuable experience to a rapidly improving secondary. Glenn spent the majority of the first half of the season as the team's third corner in the nickel - playing on the outside while Terence Newman shifted into the slot. By season's end, he had seven starts - in place of the injured Henry - and his presence and production were visible for all 16 weeks of the season. His interception total for the year enabled him to record four-or-more interceptions in five of the last six seasons. Glenn also tied for third on the team in passes defensed with eight. He made his presence felt immediately in the season opener at San Diego (9/11) with perhaps the play of the game. With the Chargers driving for the game winning score - in the game's final seconds - Glenn stepped in front of a Drew Brees pass in the end zone on fourth down to bring the game to an end with his first interception as a Cowboy. He earned his first start as a Cowboy in the lop-sided win over Philadelphia (10/9) as Dallas opened in nickel. Glenn recorded one tackle as the Eagles, the NFL's top ranked offense entering the game, were limited to 129 total yards, including just 110 yards through the air. In the following week's win over the Giants (10/16), he recorded two tackles while helping limit New York to a one-of-11 success rate on third downs. In the win against Arizona (10/30), Glenn recorded one tackle, broke up a pass and turned in an interception on Arizona's final offensive possession of the game. The Cardinals were limited to 142 net passing yards. After Henry suffered a late game groin injury against the Cardinals, Glenn moved into the starting lineup for the Monday night game at Philadelphia (11/14). He responded with four tackles while also breaking up a pass. The Eagles were limited to 178 net passing yards and an 8.7 yard-per-catch average, and the Philadelphia wideouts had just one reception of over 10 yards. Glenn started the following week in the win over Detroit (11/20) and recorded three tackles and helped limit the Lions to 226 total yards, including just 169 through the air. Again a starter in the overtime loss to Denver (11/24) on Thanksgiving Day, Glenn registered four tackles as the Broncos were limited to 149 net passing yards on the day. The Denver wide receivers had just six catches for 64 yards, with one catch, a 20-yarder, over 13 yards on the day. Glenn's first tackle of the game against Denver was the 600th of his career. In his fourth consecutive start, at the N.Y. Giants (12/4), Glenn battled Plaxico Burress all day and limited him to four catches for 47 yards with a long of 18 yards. While returning to the familiar setting of the Meadowlands, where Glenn had starred for the Jets, the wily veteran recorded two interceptions of Eli Manning. The first theft occurred in the end zone to end a potential scoring drive in the second quarter. The second interception took place in the third quarter - at the Giants 17-yard line - and his 10-yard return gave the Dallas offense a possession at the N.Y. seven to set up a touchdown. He suffered a sprained ankle on his second interception but returned to the game. It was the second two-interception game of his career. For the day, Manning completed just 12-of-31 passes for 150 net yards and no touchdowns. In the thrilling win over Kansas City (12/11), he returned to nickel work with Henry back in the starting lineup. He earned his seventh start of the year in the season ending loss to St. Louis (1/1/06) and recorded three tackles while helping limit the Rams to 147 net passing yards. For the night Tory Holt and Isaac Bruce were limited to five catches for 48 yards.
2004: Glenn started all 16 games at left corner and recorded 59 tackles, 11 passes defensed and five interceptions while returning four punts for 22 yards. In the Texans Week Two matchup at Detroit (9/19), he registered two stops and picked off a Joey Harrington pass. He tallied five tackles the following week at Kansas City (9/26) and matched that total against Oakland (10/3). Glenn recorded a season-high eight tackles in Houston's overtime loss to Minnesota (10/10), then picked off his second pass of the season at Tennessee (10/17) when he stepped in front of Steve McNair's first pass attempt of the game. He recorded an interception at Indianapolis (11/14) while helping hold Marvin Harrison to two catches. His theft against the Colts led to the Texans first touchdown of the game. Against Green Bay (11/21), Glenn tallied four tackles and picked off a pass. He recorded seven tackles at the N.Y. Jets (12/5) in his first trip back to the Meadowlands. He collected two tackles and knocked away five passes at Chicago (12/19), including picking off his fifth pass of the season on a fake field goal attempt. After tallying two tackles at Jacksonville (12/26), he closed the season with five stops against Cleveland (1/2/05).
2003: In his second season with the Texans, Glenn totaled 29 tackles, 16 pass deflections and an interception while starting 11 games - missing two in the middle of the season due to a groin injury and the final three games of the season after being placed on injured reserve with a groin injury. Following the season, he was voted the recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award by his teammates. He opened the season with seven tackles and two pass deflections at Miami (9/7), then posted four stops and two batted passes at New Orleans (9/14). He tallied three tackles against Kansas City (9/21) before leaving the game against Jacksonville (9/28) after just eight plays with a groin strain. He missed the remainder of the Jaguars game and games at Tennessee (10/12) and against the N.Y. Jets (10/19) due to the injury. He returned to the playing field at Indianapolis (10/26) and recorded a tackle and a pass deflection. The following week against Carolina (11/2), he picked off his only pass of the season when he stepped in front of a Jake Delhomme pass. Glenn registered three stops and two pass deflections at Cincinnati (11/9) before finishing with three tackles and three passes defensed at Buffalo (11/16). The following week against eventual Super Bowl champion New England (11/23), he collected two tackles and knocked away two passes. In the rematch at Jacksonville (12/7), he totaled four tackles before leaving the game in the second half with a groin injury. He was placed on injured reserve three days later (Dec. 10) due to the injury and missed the final three games of the season.
2002: After being selected by the Texans with the third pick in the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft, Glenn put together a career year that resulted in his third Pro Bowl selection, first-team All-Pro honors from The Sporting News and College & Pro Football Newsweekly, second-team All-Pro honors from Football Digest and first-team All-AFC honors from Pro Football Weekly. He finished the season with a career-high 72 tackles, 16 passes defensed (second best of career) and five interceptions (tying second best of career), which he returned for a career-best 181 yards and two touchdowns. He opened the season with four tackles and an interception that set up a Houston field goal drive against Dallas (9/8) in the franchise's first game. He posted a single tackle and another interception the following week at San Diego (9/15), marking the fourth time in his career he has picked off passes in consecutive games. He then posted six stops and a pass deflection against Indianapolis (9/22). He registered eight tackles at Philadelphia (9/29) before posting five stops and two pass deflections against Buffalo (10/13). At Jacksonville (10/27), he recorded two tackles and took a lateral on a punt return from Jabar Gaffney and raced 47 yards to set up Kris Brown's 45-yard game-winning field goal. The following week against Cincinnati (11/3), he tied a career-high with nine tackles. He registered four stops and picked off a pass at Tennessee (11/10), then picked up his first career sack when he dropped Mark Brunell for a 10-yard loss against Jacksonville (11/17). He tallied six tackles against the N.Y. Giants (11/24) before turning in one of the NFL's best single-game performances of 2002 at Pittsburgh (12/8). Against the Steelers, Glenn recorded eight tackles and picked off two passes, both of which he returned for touchdowns - one in the first quarter to give the Texans a 14-0 lead and the other late in the fourth period to secure the victory. His performance earned him his first career AFC Defensive Player of the Week honor. He then closed out the season by collecting three tackles and breaking up two passes at Washington (12/22) and contributing two stops against Tennessee (12/29). His career year came to an end when he started and tallied three tackles in the AFC's 45-20 Pro Bowl win.
2001: In his final season with the N.Y. Jets, Glenn started 12-of-13 games, marking the first time in his career he did not start a game in which he played. Despite missing three games with a sprained knee, he recorded 39 tackles, 13 pass deflections, a team-high five interceptions and a fumble recovery. He opened the season by recording seven tackles against Indianapolis (9/9), then posted three stops and his 20th career interception at New England (9/23). He picked off a pass at Buffalo (10/7) before totaling five tackles and a pass defensed against Miami (10/14). Two weeks later at Carolina (10/28), he tallied two tackles, three pass deflections and an interception, which he returned 22 yards to set up John Hall's 34-yard game-winning field goal. He picked off a pass and forced a fumble at New Orleans (11/4), then opened the scoring for the Jets at Miami (11/18) when he picked off a first quarter pass and returned the theft 60 yards for a touchdown. The theft marked the 24th interception of his career and tied him for third on the Jets all-time interception list. He suffered a sprained knee early in the second quarter against New England (12/2) and missed the remainder of the game, as well as the next three contests. He returned to the playing field against Buffalo (12/30) as a nickel back, missing the first start of his NFL career. He returned to the starting lineup the following week at Oakland (1/6/02), posting a season-high 10 tackles. He then tallied five tackles in New York's wild card playoff loss to Oakland (1/12/02).
2000: Glenn recorded 37 tackles, 14 passes defensed and four interceptions while starting all 16 games for the Jets and was named first alternate to the AFC Pro Bowl squad. He picked off his first pass of the season at Tampa Bay (9/24), then recorded a season-high seven tackles against Pittsburgh (10/8). At Indianapolis (11/12), he helped hold Marvin Harrison to four catches for 34 yards. Glenn returned an interception at Oakland (12/11) 34 yards before closing the year by picking off his fourth pass of the season at Baltimore (12/24).
1999: Glenn started all 16 games at left cornerback and contributed 47 tackles, 12 pass deflections, three interceptions and a fumble recovery while averaging 22.3 yards on 27 kickoff returns (601 yards). He opened the season against New England (9/12) by recording five tackles and three kickoff returns for 96 yards (32.0 avg.). He accumulated three stops and recovered a fumble at Buffalo (9/19) before picking off a fourth quarter pass at Denver (10/2) to set up the game-winning touchdown for the Jets. He then held Harrison to a season-low 40 receiving yards on six receptions against Indianapolis (10/17). He registered a season-high seven tackles and an interception at Oakland (10/24) before posting two tackles, two pass deflections and an interception at Miami (12/27). In the Jets season-ending win against Seattle (1/2/00), he held Seahawks receiver Joey Galloway to one catch.
1998: Glenn earned his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection after registering 48 tackles, 11 passes defensed and a career-high six interceptions. He also returned 24 kickoffs for 585 yards (24.4 avg.). He led the team with eight tackles while recording his first interception of the season against Baltimore (9/13). He posted four stops and an interception in the end zone at New England (10/19), then picked off his third pass of the season against Atlanta (10/25). At Kansas City (11/1), Glenn returned a kickoff 62 yards, and two plays later, Vinny Testaverde hit Kyle Brady with the game-tying touchdown. At Indianapolis (11/15), he tallied a team-high nine tackles, three pass deflections and an interception while earning AFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning a missed field goal 104-yards for a touchdown. His return marked the longest play in Jets history. He picked off his fifth pass of the season and posted two tackles against Carolina (11/29). The following week against Seattle (12/6), he injured his right ankle while intercepting a pass and did not return to action. His ankle injury forced him to miss the remaining three games of the regular season. He returned to action in a divisional playoff game against Jacksonville (1/10/99) as the Jets nickel back and posted a single tackle. He then collected two stops in the AFC Championship Game at Denver (1/17/99).
1997: After recording 65 tackles, 12 pass deflections and an interception, Glenn earned his first Pro Bowl selection and became the first Jet to earn a starting nod in the all-star game. He also finished the season first in the AFC, second in the NFL, with a 26.5-yard average and a touchdown on 28 kickoff returns (741 yards). He started the season with a bang, returning a kickoff 96 yards for a score while adding five tackles and two passes defensed against Buffalo (9/7). His touchdown return marked the first return for a score by a Jet since Bobby Humphrey accomplished the feat at Cincinnati on Dec. 21, 1986 - a span of almost 11 years. Glenn recorded his lone interception of the season at Indianapolis (10/5).
1996: Glenn started all 16 games at left corner and recorded 48 tackles, 14 passes defensed and four interceptions - two of which he returned for touchdowns. At Miami (9/15), he stepped in front of a Marino fourth-and-goal pass and returned it a then club record 100 yards for a touchdown. He posted six tackles, three pass deflections and an interception against New England (11/10). He was forced to leave the rematch against New England (12/8) with bruised ribs, but returned to the playing field the next week against Philadelphia (12/14) to pick off a pass and return it 13 yards for a touchdown.
1995: Glenn amassed 63 tackles, a career-high 17 pass deflections, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery while starting all 16 games for the Jets. He tallied a season-high nine stops and broke up two passes against Miami (10/22), then recorded his first career interception against Seattle (11/26) when he stepped in front of a Rick Mirer pass in the first quarter.
1994: After being selected with the 12th overall pick by the Jets in the NFL Draft, Glenn started 15 games at left corner and totaled 69 tackles, 13 passes defensed and two forced fumbles to earn All-Rookie honors from Football News and College & Pro Football Newsweekly. He also ranked ninth in the AFC in kickoff return average (21.6). His only missed start of the season came at Green Bay (11/13) when he was suffering from turf toe. He racked up a career-high 10 tackles against San Diego (12/18). In order to draft Glenn, the Jets traded first (13th overall) and fifth-round draft choices to New Orleans to move up to the 12th overall position.
COLLEGE: Glenn was a two-time All-America and All-Southwest Conference selection for Texas A&M, where he starred in the defensive backfield and as a punt returner. Upon graduating, he held Aggie school records for passes defensed in a season (20), single-season punt return average (19.9) and most punt return yards in a single game (131). He earned first-team All-America honors and was a consensus All-SWC pick as a senior after recording 27 tackles, 13 pass deflections and three interceptions while also leading the nation in punt return average (19.9), which broke the school record of 16.1 set in 1951. As a junior, he earned second-team All-America, first-team All-SWC and SWC Newcomer of the Year honors after posting six interceptions. He also set a conference and school record with 20 pass break-ups. During the season, he put together a streak of eight consecutive games without allowing a pass reception. Glenn transferred to Texas A&M from Navarro, Texas, Junior College, where he earned All-America and All-Conference honors as a sophomore after recording 60 tackles, 15 pass deflections and two interceptions despite being thrown at only 15 times.
PERSONAL: As a senior at Nimitz High School in Humble, Texas, Glenn rushed for over 1,000 yards, chalked up over 200 yards receiving and picked off seven passes to earn all-state honors. The Kinesiology major also lettered in basketball and track for Nimitz. Glenn has established the Aaron Glenn Foundation, which hosts the Red Hot and Jazzy Gala and Tee It Up Golf Tournament to award scholarships to minority students at Texas A&M and Candlelighters. He was the Texans 2002 NFL spokesman for the United Way of Texas Gulf Coast, and he has participated in the NFL/United Way Hometown Huddle and modeled in the Texans Style Show to benefit Family Services of Houston and the Houston Texans Foundation. He has also formed a partnership with the Williams Chicken franchise. Glenn was named the Texans Player of the Year in 2002 by the Houston Quarterback Club and Foley's Texans Player of the Year as voted on by fans. Glenn, the seventh of 11 children, and his wife, Devaney, have a son, Aaron II, and two daughters, Tristen and Rheagan. |
