5 Things About Bears QB Mike Glennon

Written by Phil Thompson at Chicago Tribune.com

The Bears were expected to sign Mike Glennon as their new franchise quarterback Thursday afternoon. The casual Bears fan probably knows Glennon is 6-foot-6, played for former Bears coach Lovie Smith in Tampa Bay and once backed up Russell Wilson at N.C. State, but here are five other things to know.

His brother also played quarterback

Sean Glennon, who’s four years older, preceded Mike in the ACC when he committed to Virginia Tech. The Vikings invited Sean to camp as an undrafted free agent in 2009 but released him when Brett Favre came out of retirement.

Before the 2013 draft, Jay Gruden showed a video clip of Glennon getting stuffed on a read-option play in college. “I don’t think this is your cup of tea, brother,” Gruden said. “No, it’s not,” Glennon said. “So we call this a lot, and this is literally the only time in my career where I kept the ball.” He had minus-280 rushing yards (skewed because of sacks) in his four-year college career and has averaged 2.3 yards per rush as a pro.

Money-wise, he may be slightly ahead of Rodgers this year

ESPN Wisconsin Radio asked Rodgers whether Glennon’s deal, reportedly $14.5 million per year, causes him to re-evaluate his own contract with the Packers, which will pay him up to $13.65 million in 2017. Rodgers replied: “I think it has to (laughs). I think it has to. (laughs) I don’t think I need to expand on that.”

But former NFL QB Sage Rosenfels tweeted, “If Brock Osweiler is being paid $18.5 Million a year, then Mike Glennon is worth $25 Million per.”

He has been called the Ginger Giraffe and Napoleon Dynamite

Wife Jessica Wetherill Glennon posted an Instagram picture of her husband dressed as Napoleon Dynamite, complete with a “Vote For Pedro” T-shirt, for Halloween. Former Buccaneers teammate Darrelle Revis joked to Glennon that he should’ve worn the shirt at a news conference. One website sells “Vote For Glennon” T-shirts

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