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American football player (born 1987)

American football player
Tyre Glasper
refer to captionGlasper in 2017
No. 94
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born: (1987-04-14) April 14, 1987 (age 37)
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school:Detroit (MI) Martin Luther King
College:North Carolina A&T
Undrafted:2010
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena League statistics
Tackles:206.0
Sacks:35.5
Pass breakups:17
Forced fumbles:7
Stats at ArenaFan.com

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.

Early life

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.

College career

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

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. Glasper would continue to be a force on the defense for the Rattlers, helping them to two more ArenaBowl championships in 2013 & 2014.

He was selected by the Guangzhou Power of the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in the fourth round of the 2016 CAFL Draft. He earned All-Pro South Division All-Star honors in 2016. He is listed on the Power's roster for the 2018 season.

On May 1, 2017, Glasper was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul. On August 26, 2017, the Soul beat the Tampa Bay Storm in ArenaBowl XXX by a score of 44–40.

AFL statistics

Year Team
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:

References

  1. "Tyre Glasper". www.hof.mhsfca.com. Michigan High School Football Association Coaches Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. Richard Obert (October 17, 2012). "Arizona Rattlers re-sign linebacker Tyre Glasper". www.azcentral.com. Arizona Central. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  3. "Rattlers win 3rd straight ArenaBowl title". www.theoaklandpress.com. The Oakland Press. August 23, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  4. "CAFL DRAFT RESULTS – SEE IT AGAIN – FULL RESULTS HERE". caflfootball.com. June 11, 2016. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. "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.
  6. "Guangzhou Power 2017 Roster". caflfootball.com. August 14, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  7. "Soul Strengthens Offensive and Defensive Lines". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. May 2, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
  8. "Soul Snare Second Straight Foster Trophy in ArenaBowl XXX". arenafootball.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved August 27, 2017.
  9. "Tyre Glasper". arenafan.com. Retrieved November 2, 2017.

External links

Arizona Rattlers ArenaBowl XXV champions
Arizona Rattlers ArenaBowl XXVI champions
Arizona Rattlers ArenaBowl XXVII champions
Philadelphia Soul ArenaBowl XXX champions
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