Tyre Glasper (born April 14, 1987) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and attended Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan.
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||
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| Born: | April 14, 1987 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Detroit (MI) Martin Luther King | ||||||||
| College: | North Carolina A&T | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2010 | ||||||||
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| Player stats at ArenaFan.com | |||||||||
Early years edit
Glasper played high school football for the Martin Luther King High School Crusaders. He was named first-team all-city, first-team all-metro and special mention all-state.[1]
College career edit
Glasper played for the North Carolina A&T Aggies from 2006 to 2009. Glasper switched to defensive end while with the Aggies, and was twice named preseason All-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Professional career edit
Glasper was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers on September 23, 2010, to a two-year contract. Glasper had a solid rookie season recording 7.5 sacks. In just his second season, he helped the Rattlers capture an ArenaBowl XXV Championship. Glasper agreed to a two-year contract with the Rattlers on October 17, 2012.[2] Glasper would continue to be a force on the defense for the Rattlers, helping them to two more ArenaBowl championships in 2013 & 2014.[3]
He was selected by the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the fourth round of the 2016 CAFL Draft.[4] He earned All-Pro South Division All-Star honors in 2016.[5] He is listed on the Power's roster for the 2018 season.[6]
On May 1, 2017, Glasper was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul.[7] On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.[8]
AFL statistics edit
| Year | Team | ||||||||||
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| Tkl | Ast | Sck | PB | FF | FR | Blk | Int | Yds | TD | ||
| 2011 | Arizona | 28 | 27 | 7.5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Arizona | 29 | 17 | 4.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 | Arizona | 22 | 22 | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Arizona | 20 | 25 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Arizona | 28 | 11 | 11.0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Arizona | 16 | 17 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Philadelphia | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 145 | 122 | 35.5 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 0 | |
Stats from ArenaFan:[9]
References edit
- ^ "Tyre Glasper". www.hof.mhsfca.com. Michigan High School Football Association Coaches Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ Richard Obert (October 17, 2012). "Arizona Rattlers re-sign linebacker Tyre Glasper". www.azcentral.com. Arizona Central. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "Rattlers win 3rd straight ArenaBowl title". www.theoaklandpress.com. The Oakland Press. August 23, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
- ^ "The CAFL has announced their 2016 All-Pro South Division All-Stars". caflfootball.com. November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2016.
- ^ "Guangzhou Power 2017 Roster". caflfootball.com. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "Soul Strengthens Offensive and Defensive Lines". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ^ "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
- ^ "Tyre Glasper". arenafan.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.
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