Jason Lydell Glenn was born on August 20,1979 and is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League for the New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, and Minnesota Vikings from 2001 to 2006.
19 Facts About Jason Glenn
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Jason Glenn is the younger brother of retired NFL cornerback and New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn.
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Jason Glenn was an All-Big 12 Conference first-team selection as a senior in 2000 despite suffering a season-ending knee injury.
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Jason Glenn finished his college career with 167 tackles, 11 sacks, 22 passes deflected and 33 tackles for losses and was one of the Aggies' fan favorites as well as a vocal leader on and off the field.
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Jason Glenn was selected a third-team All-American by the Associated Press.
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Jason Glenn was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL draft.
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Jason Glenn played in the final 15 regular season games of 2001 as rookie with the Jets and finished fifth on the team in special teams tackles with 17.
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Jason Glenn played in an AFC wild card game at Oakland on January 12,2002, and had one special teams tackle.
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Jason Glenn played in all 16 of the 2002 Jets' games.
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Jason Glenn had a tackle and a pass deflection in spot duty as an extra linebacker.
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Jason Glenn made one tackle on defense and two on special teams in the AFC Wild Card playoff game win over Indianapolis Glenn two special teams tackles in the AFC Divisional Playoff loss at Oakland.
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Jason Glenn played in 14 games in 2003 for Jets and saw his role increase significantly from his first two seasons.
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Jason Glenn finished with 10 tackles and a fumble recovery.
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Jason Glenn re-aggravated that knee injury during 2007 training camp and was to again be placed on the IR on August 14,2007.
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That same day, Vikings' head coach Brad Childress announced that Jason Glenn was retiring from football.
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Jason Glenn was an assistant coach at Pearland High School in Pearland, Texas.
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In 2011, Jason Glenn became head football coach at Chavez High School in Houston, Texas.
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In 2012, Jason Glenn was hired as assistant coach at Klein Oak High School, in Spring, Texas.
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On July 25,2024, Jason Glenn was announced as The Executive Athletic Director for Austin Independent School District in Austin, Texas.