Aaron Glenn

Aaron Glenn

No. 31, 26
Position:	Cornerback
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1972-07-16) July 16, 1972
Place of birth:	Humble, Texas
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Houston (TX) Nimitz
College:	Texas A&M
NFL draft:	1994 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12
Career history
New York Jets (1994–2001) Houston Texans (2002–2004) Dallas Cowboys (2005–2006) Jacksonville Jaguars (2007) New Orleans Saints (2008)
Career highlights and awards
Consensus All-American (1993) 3× Pro Bowl (1997, 1998, 2002) 3× All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2002) Ed Block Courage Award (2003) New York Jets All-Time Four Decade Team
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 205 Games started: 176 Tackles: 638 Interceptions: 41 INT return yards: 560 Touchdowns: 6 Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Aaron Devone Glenn (born July 16, 1972) is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons. He played college football for Texas A&M University, and received All-American accolades. He was originally drafted by the New York Jets in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars and New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro. He currently works as secondary coach for the New Orleans Saints.

Early years

Glenn was born in Humble, Texas. He played youth football in the Humble Area Football League. He attended Nimitz High School in Houston, Texas, where he was a four-year letterman for the Nimitz Cougars high school football team.

College career

Glenn first attended Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, where as a sophomore, he won all-conference and junior college All-America honors, after posting two interceptions, 60 tackles, and 15 pass deflections.

Glenn then transferred to Texas A&M University, where he played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team in 1992 and 1993. As a junior in 1992, he was the Southwest Conference (SWC) Newcomer of the Year and a first-team All-Southwest Conference selection. As a senior in 1993, he was recognized as a first-team All-SWC selection and a consensus first-team All-American.

Professional career

New York Jets

The New York Jets took Glenn with the twelfth pick in the 1994 NFL Draft, and he played his first eight seasons in the NFL with the Jets, from 1994 to 2001. In 1996, Glenn set the team record for longest interception return with a 100-yard touchdown against the Miami Dolphins.

Houston Texans

Glenn was acquired by the Houston Texans through the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft. He would then spend three seasons with the Texans before his release after the 2004 season. He and teammate Gary Walker became the first Texans to reach the NFL Pro Bowl in 2002. He was released because of salary cap reasons on April 26, 2005.

Dallas Cowboys

Glenn signed with the Dallas Cowboys before the 2005 season reuniting him with Bill Parcells, who was his head coach with the New York Jets. Coming in as a 33 year old free agent, he surprised observers with his high level of play. Although he was projected to be involved only on the nickel defense, he started 7 games in place of an injured Anthony Henry and recorded 4 interceptions (led the team).

The next year he played in 16 games (1 start) and was used mostly on the nickel defense, registering 20 tackles with one interception. In 2007, Wade Phillips was hired as the new head coach and released Glenn on September 1.

Jacksonville Jaguars

Glenn played for the Jaguars in the 2007 season. He played in 5 games (4 starts) and was declared inactive for 11 regular season games and 2 playoff games.

New Orleans Saints

Glenn signed with the New Orleans Saints on April 7, 2008. He injured his ankle during the second game of the season, which limited his playing time until being placed on the injured reserve list on November 27.

NFL stats

Year	Team	GP	COMB	TOTAL	AST	SACK	FF	FR	YDS	INT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	PD
1994	NYJ	15	66	56	10	0.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9
1995	NYJ	16	50	40	10	0.0	1	1	0	1	17	17	17	0	15
1996	NYJ	16	42	36	6	0.0	1	0	0	4	113	28	100	2	13
1997	NYJ	16	65	54	11	0.0	0	0	0	1	5	5	5	0	11
1998	NYJ	13	48	47	1	0.0	0	0	0	6	23	4	26	0	11
1999	NYJ	16	51	46	5	0.0	0	1	0	3	20	7	12	0	11
2000	NYJ	16	37	28	9	0.0	0	0	0	4	34	9	34	0	14
2001	NYJ	13	33	27	6	0.0	1	1	0	5	82	16	60	1	14
2002	HOU	16	67	56	11	1.0	0	0	0	5	181	36	70	2	18
2003	HOU	11	35	29	6	0.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	12
2004	HOU	16	63	55	8	0.0	1	0	0	5	40	8	23	0	14
2005	DAL	16	32	29	3	0.0	0	0	0	4	10	3	10	0	13
2006	DAL	16	22	20	2	0.0	0	0	0	1	7	7	7	0	6
2007	JAX	5	15	13	2	0.0	0	0	0	1	28	28	28	1	1
2008	NO	4	8	7	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Career		205	634	543	91	1.0	6	3	0	41	560	14	100	6	163

Key

• GP: games played
• COMB: combined tackles
• TOTAL: total tackles
• AST: assisted tackles
• SACK: sacks
• FF: forced fumbles
• FR: fumble recoveries
• FR YDS: fumble return yards
• INT: interceptions
• IR YDS: interception return yards
• AVG IR: average interception return
• LNG: longest interception return
• TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
• PD: passes defensed

Retirement

After 5 seasons away from the Texans, on July 28, 2010, Glenn signed a one day contract with the Texans so he could retire as a Texan.

Coaching career

Starting in 2012, Glenn held the position of General Manager with the Houston Stallions of the Texas Lone Star Football League, an indoor league comprising exclusively teams from Texas.

In June 2012, it was announced that Glenn was hired by his former team, the New York Jets, as a personnel scout.

On May 18, 2014, Glenn was named the assistant defensive backs coach for the Cleveland Browns.

On January 13, 2016, Glenn was named secondary coach for the New Orleans Saints.