Glenn originally signed his letter of intent to play college football for the Purdue Boilermakers in 1990. Glenn first attended Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, where as a sophomore, he won all-conference and junior college All-America honors, after posting two interceptions, 60 tackles, and 15 pass deflections. Glenn then transferred to Texas A&M University, where he played for the Texas A&M Aggies football team in 1992 and 1993. As a junior in 1992, he was the Southwest Conference Newcomer of the Year and a first-team All-Southwest Conference selection. As a senior in 1993, he registered 27 tackles, 13 passes defensed and led the nation with a 19.2-yard punt return average, while receiving first-team All-SWCand a consensus first-team All-American honors. In 2000, he was inducted into the Texas A&M Sports Hall of Fame.
Professional career
New York Jets
Glenn was selected by the New York Jets in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played his first eight seasons in the NFL with the Jets, from to. In 1996, Glenn set the team record for longest interception return with a 100-yard touchdown against the Miami Dolphins. In 2001, he started 12 games, missing 3 contests with a sprained knee. He had 39 tackles and 12 passes defensed.
Houston Texans
Glenn was acquired by the Houston Texans through the 2002 NFL Expansion Draft. He started 16 games at left cornerback, registering 75 tackles, 5 interceptions, 16 passes defensed and one sack. He and teammate Gary Walker became the first Texans to reach the NFL Pro Bowl in 2002. In 2003, he started 11 games and was declared inactive in 2 because of injury, before being placed on the injured reserve list for the final 3 contests. He finished with 29 tackles, one interception and 16 passes defensed. The next year, he started 16 games, making 5 interceptions and 14 passes defensed. He was released because of salary cap reasons on April 26, 2005.
Dallas Cowboys
Glenn signed with the Dallas Cowboys before the 2005 season reuniting him with Bill Parcells, who was his head coach with the New York Jets. Coming in as a 33 year old free agent, he surprised observers with his high level of play. Although he was projected to be involved only on the nickel defense, he started 7 games in place of an injured Anthony Henry and recorded 4 interceptions. The next year, he played in 16 games and was used mostly on the nickel defense, registering 20 tackles with one interception. In 2007, Wade Phillips was hired as the new head coach and released Glenn on September 1.
Jacksonville Jaguars
On September 3, 2007, he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played in 5 games and was declared inactive for 11 regular season games and 2 playoff games.
New Orleans Saints
Glenn signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Saints on April 7, 2008. He injured his ankle during the second game of the season, which limited his playing time until being placed on the injured reserve list on November 27.
NFL statistics
Key
GP: games played
COMB: combined tackles
TOTAL: total tackles
AST: assisted tackles
SACK: sacks
FF: forced fumbles
FR: fumble recoveries
FR YDS: fumble return yards
INT: interceptions
IR YDS: interception return yards
AVG IR: average interception return
LNG: longest interception return
TD: interceptions returned for touchdown
PD: passes defensed
Retirement
After five seasons away from the Texans, on July 28, 2010, Glenn signed a one-day contract so he could retire as a Texan.
Coaching career
Starting in 2012, Glenn held the position of General Manager with the Houston Stallions of the Texas Lone Star Football League, an indoor league comprising exclusively teams from Texas. In June 2012, it was announced that Glenn was hired by his former team, the New York Jets, as a personnel scout. On May 18, 2014, he was named the assistant defensive backs coach for the Cleveland Browns. On January 13, 2016, he was named a secondary coach for the New Orleans Saints.
