Glenn Carson
 Carson with the Arizona Cardinals | |||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||
| Personal information | |||||
| Born: | December 5, 1990 Manahawkin, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
| Career information | |||||
| High school: | Manahawkin (NJ) Southern Regional | ||||
| College: | Penn State | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||
| Career history | |||||
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Glenn Andrew Carson, Jr. (born December 5, 1990) is a former American football linebacker of the National Football League (NFL).
High school and college career
[edit]Raised in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, New Jersey, Carson played prep football at Southern Regional High School, graduating in 2009.[1] Carson enrolled full-time at Penn State University in January 2010 and played in his true freshman season with the Penn State Nittany Lions football team in fall 2010.[2] Early in his career, Carson was overshadowed by other linebackers, including Michael Mauti, Gerald Hodges, and Nate Stupar. During his senior season, Carson anchored the Nittany Lions' linebacking corps, on September 21, 2013 making his 28th career start, most on the team.[3]
Professional career
[edit]Arizona Cardinals
[edit]On May 12, 2014, Carson was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, 2015, he was cut by the Cardinals.[4]
New York Giants
[edit]On December 30, 2015, the New York Giants signed Carson to their practice squad.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Edelson, Steve. "Glenn Carson prepares for Arizona Cardinals season opener", Asbury Park Press, September 4, 2014. Accessed January 20, 2020. "Even as the congratulatory emails and text messages were pouring in on Saturday, Glenn Carson still wasn’t sure he’d actually made the Arizona Cardinals.... 'That’s the kind of eerie thing about it. No one actually tells you you’ve made the team,' the former Southern Regional standout said Thursday.... For many of those who were sending the Manahawkin native those voicemails and text messages during the weekend, they’ll get to see Carson play in person nine days from now, with the Cardinals headed to MetLife Stadium to take on the Giants in Week 2."
- ^ "Glenn Carson". Penn State Nittany Lions. Archived from the original on January 4, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Penn State vs. Kent State Game Notes" (PDF). Penn State football. CBS Interactive. p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 18, 2013. Retrieved September 21, 2013.
- ^ Urban, Darren (August 31, 2015). "Lorenzo Alexander, Dave Zastudil Among Cuts". AZCardinals.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- ^ Eisen, Michael (December 30, 2015). "Coach blocks out all distractions heading into Week 17". Giants.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
External links
[edit]- Penn State Bio Archived September 13, 2013, at the Wayback Machine