It was a coincidence that in Week 17 Mike Glennon faced a Chicago Bears organization that once bestowed a mega-contract on the quarterback. The New York Giants’ effort had to revive nightmares of the fans of the NFC North team.
Glennon was 4-of-11 for 24 yards with two interceptions Sunday in a 29-3 loss to the Bears at Soldier Field. When all was said and added up, the Giants were credited with -10 yards passing.
That would be the first time since 2009 a team finished a game with negative yardage through the air.
Glennon replaced Daniel Jones when the Giants’ starter suffered a neck injury in early December. There have been five consecutive losses and the numbers are getting uglier by the week.
After a pair of decent efforts in losses to Miami and the Chargers respectively, Glennon has not thrown for more than 100 yards in three consecutive appearances.
One was when he was mercifully sent into action for an awful Jake Fromm.
The last three games:
- Dec. 19, 21-6 loss to Dallas Cowboys, 13-of-24 for 99 yards, 3 INTs
- Dec. 26, 34-10 loss to Philadelphia Eagles, 17-of-27 for 93 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Jan. 2, 29-3 loss to Chicago Bears, 4-of-11 for 24 yards, 2 picks
Overall in his career, Glennon is 6-24 as a starter, including 0-3 with the Giants in the 2021 regular season. He has earned $31,967,539 while winning 20% of his NFL starts.
His best mark was in 2013 when he was 4-9 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That translates into going 2-15 since 2014.
Remember, the Chicago Bears gave Glennon a contract worth north of $43 million in 2017 only to trade up and draft Mitchell Trubisky. The deal was year-to-year with more than $18 million guaranteed. Not sure that offers any comfort.
Glennon’s entire contribution in Chicago was four starts, a 1-3 mark with 5 picks and 4 TD passes.
After that, it was off to Arizona, Oakland, Jacksonville, and New York.
In case any teams are concerned, Glennon will be an unrestricted free agent when the market opens in this off-season.