Mike Glennon: Difference between revisions

On September 10, 2017, in his Bears regular season debut, Glennon finished 26-of-40 for 213 yards and a touchdown in a 23–17 home loss to the Falcons at [[Soldier Field]]. His first touchdown as a Bear was a 19-yard pass to running back [[Tarik Cohen]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jay |date=September 10, 2017 |title=Glennon comes up just short in Bears debut |url=https://apnews.com/article/9b4aea741950461899918a7dcc85746c |access-date=September 24, 2017 |website=AP News}}</ref> He had 301 yards, but had two interceptions, in a Week 2 29–7 loss to his former team, the Buccaneers, and 101 yards and a late interception in an overtime win over the Steelers. In the next game, he threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles in a Week 4 ''[[Thursday Night Football]]'' loss to the [[Green Bay Packers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rosenthal |first=Gregg |date=September 28, 2017 |title=What we learned: Rodgers, Packers dominate Bears |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/what-we-learned-rodgers-packers-dominate-bears-0ap3000000853275 |access-date=September 29, 2017 |website=NFL.com |language=en}}</ref> On October 2, seven days before the Week 5 game against the [[Minnesota Vikings]], it was announced that Glennon had been benched in favor of rookie 2017 first-round pick [[Mitchell Trubisky]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Ryan |date=October 2, 2017 |title=Mitchell Trubisky to reportedly start in Week 5 after Bears bench Mike Glennon |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mitchell-trubisky-to-reportedly-start-in-week-5-after-bears-bench-mike-glennon/ |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002195541/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mitchell-trubisky-to-reportedly-start-in-week-5-after-bears-bench-mike-glennon/ |archive-date=October 2, 2017 |access-date=October 2, 2017 |website=CBSSports.com}}</ref> Glennon saw no more playing time in the 2017 season after Trubisky was named the starter. In four games, he finished with 833 passing yards, four touchdowns, and five interceptions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Glennon 2017 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GlenMi00/gamelog/2017/ |access-date=April 29, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He also had eight turnovers, which led the league at the time of his benching.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Rich |date=October 2, 2017 |title=Bears FAQ: Mitch Trubisky promoted and Mike Glennon benched |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-mitch-trubisky-promoted-mike-glennon-bears-20171002-story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011071731/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-mitch-trubisky-promoted-mike-glennon-bears-20171002-story.html |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |access-date=October 11, 2017 |website=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

On March 22, 2019, Glennon signed with the [[Oakland Raiders]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 22, 2019 |title=Raiders sign QB Mike Glennon |url=https://www.raiders.com/news/raiders-sign-qb-mike-glennon |access-date=November 21, 2019 |website=Raiders.com}}</ref> In Week 7, against the Packers, Glennon came into the game in relief of [[Derek Carr]]. He completed two passes for 36 yards and a touchdown in the 42–24 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oakland Raiders at Green Bay Packers - October 20th, 2019 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201910200gnb.htm |access-date=November 21, 2019 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>