Feb 28, 2018
Bears to release backup QB Glennon
GM Ryan Pace confirmed Wednesday the team will split with their backup after four starts and $18.5 million earned, once the new league year starts.
TSN.ca Staff
The Chicago Bears will release backup quarterback Mike Glennon once the new league year starts on March 14, GM Ryan Pace said.
The Bears signed Glennon to a three-year, $45 million deal last off-season in a move met with surprise around the league at the time, and especially so when the team selected Mitch Trubiskey second overall in the draft.
The 28-year-old Glennon will have earned $18.5 million from the Bears for four starts, 833 passing yards, and four touchdowns to five interceptions.
For his career, Glennon has a 60.6 per cent completion rate, 4,933 passing yards and 34 touchdowns to 20 interceptions in 25 games (22 starts) over four seasons split between the Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.