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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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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]
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.
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
Stats from ArenaFan:[9]
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