Former NC State Quarterback Mike Glennon was signed to the Miami Dolphins’ Practice Squad yesterday.
With the Dolphins preparing to be without Tua Tagovailoa and Teddy Bridgewater dealing with a dislocated pinkie, Miami is signing veteran QB Mike Glennon to its practice squad, per source.
Newly acquired QB Mike Glennon said that his family is coming to watch him Sunday. He believes he will be active vs. #Jets. Teddy Bridgewater continues to work through a dislocated pinky. Rookie QB skylar Thompson took 1st-team reps Wednesday #dolphins#finsup#NFLpic.twitter.com/mdcb04gs6e
Teddy Bridgewater (unable to throw beyond very short distances with dislocated pinkie) again threw only short passes to a team staffer, so Jets must continue to prepare to defend screens to Dolphins staffers. Skylar and Mike Glennon continuing to take the practice snaps.
Starter Tua Tagovailoa won’t be playing in the season finale, and 2nd stringer Teddy Bridgewater could be out as well with a dislocated pinkie. Rookie Skylar Thompson finished the game last week after Bridgewater was injured. If Bridgewater is ruled out of the contest, Glennon could find himself called up from the Practice Squad to serve as Thompson’s backup on Sunday vs. the Jets.
Glennon was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2013 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay, and was on a 53-man roster from 2013-21, on 6 teams, playing in 40 career games (31 starts).
Here’s some quotes from Glennon on his thoughts on the opportunity before him:
“It’s definitely a unique situation,” Glennon said Wednesday. “I mean, I was watching the game the other day just like most NFL fans and I see Teddy go down and kind of whenever a quarterback goes down this year, you say, well, maybe that’ll be a shot. I saw the thing last week that said 64 NFL starting quarterbacks this year was like a record since the strike and I’m thinking, well, there’s something that’s telling that this might be over. This is the year. But here we are. So yeah, we’ll see. We’ll see what happens. Never know. But I’ll do whatever I can this week to get ready.”
“I’ve been home all year but I figured I’d come down here and do what I can to try to help with his team out,” Glennon said. “I feel fresh. I’m sure I’m sure these guys are worn down. But fresh faces, new playbook to learn and kind of cram it in the week. But I feel like I can pick things up and do what I can to help us in this week.”
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Former NC State All-American Shortstop Trea Turner has been en fuego representing the United States in the World Baseball Classic. He has helped lead the United States to the finals against Japan, which begins tonight at 7pm.
Turner currently is batting .368 through 5 games. Four of his seven hits have been home runs, which leads all batters in the World Baseball Classic.
Bradbury just wrapped up his 4-year Rookie contract worth $13 million. The Vikings decided not to pick up his 5th year option prior to last season, but they decided to go ahead and re-sign Bradbury, who has been their starter since entering the league.
The #Vikings have reached an agreement with C Garrett Bradbury for three years & $15.75 million, a source confirms to The Athletic. @MikeGarafolo was on it. Bradbury wanted to return all along. Respected immensely by Kirk Cousins, too. Minnesota's center is back.
Former NC State Wide Receiver Jakobi Meyers got paid yesterday, signing a 3-year deal with the Raiders worth $33 million, with $21 million of it guaranteed.
After going undrafted, Meyers signed with New England, and has been with the Pats the past 4 seasons. Last year was the first year that Meyers made over $1 million, earning $3.986 million on a 1-year contract. Now he will average $11 million a season over the next three years in Vegas.
Over 4 seasons, Meyers has 235 receptions for 2,758 yards and 8 touchdown receptions. Meyers earned this pay day, leading the Pats in receiving yards for the past three seasons consecutively.
Pratt just wrapped up his 4th season in the NFL, which was his best, tallying 99 tackles, 10 pass deflections and 2 interceptions.
The Bengals drafted Pratt in the 3rd round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
Pratt was the 11th highest graded Linebacker in the NFL last seasons, and the 3rd highest in the AFC, posting a grade of 78.4 according to ProFootballFocus.
Former NC State Defensive Tackle BJ Hill, who has been a teammate with Pratt on Cincy the past two seasons, said he would go bald if Pratt re-signed.
Is MG the highest paid backup QB of all time? He’s done very well for himself in that role.