Vencie Glenn
{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Vencie Glenn
| number = 25, 29
| position = Safety
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|10|26}}
| birth_place = Grambling, Louisiana, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 192
| high_school = John F. Kennedy
(Glenmont, MD)
| college = Indiana State
| draftyear = 1986
| draftround = 2
| draftpick = 54
| pastteams =
- New England Patriots (1986)
- San Diego Chargers ({{NFL Year|1986|1990}})
- New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1991}})
- Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|1992|1994}})
- New York Giants ({{NFL Year|1995}})
| statlabel1 = Interceptions
| statvalue1 = 35
| statlabel2 = INT yards
| statvalue2 = 544
| statlabel3 = Touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 2
| pfr = GlenVe20
}}
Vencie Leonard Glenn (born October 26, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New England Patriots in the second round of the 1986 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1986 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1986/draft.htm |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He played college football for the Indiana State Sycamores. He was a two-year starter at Kennedy High in Silver Spring, Maryland.
College career
Glenn had a stellar career at Indiana State University; a two-time All-Conference safety, he was awarded the 1985 Missouri Valley Conference "Player of the Year (Defense)" and was named All-American by the AFCA. A ball-hawking safety, he still holds the ISU record for career interceptions (17), notching 2 vs. #6 Eastern Illinois in the 1983 playoffs.
In 1984, he was 4th in the Missouri Valley Conference in Interceptions (6) and 2nd in Interception Return Yardage (126).
He participated in the 1986 Senior Bowl{{Cite web|url=https://www.seniorbowl.com/the-game/all-time-roster/|title = Game History}} and was invited to the Blue–Gray Football Classic.
Professional career
Glenn also played for the San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Giants.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GlenVe20.htm |title=Vencie Glenn Stats |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=2016-12-02}}
Glenn intercepted 35 passes during his career; he ranks #25 on the San Diego Chargers career interceptions list (12 INTs);{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sdg/career-defense.htm |title=San Diego Chargers Career Defense Leaders |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |date= |access-date=2016-12-02}} he is currently tied at #18 (14 INTs) on the Minnesota Vikings career interceptions list.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/min/career-defense.htm |title=Minnesota Vikings Career Defense Leaders |publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com |date= |access-date=2016-12-02}} Glenn is the record holder for longest interception return in Chargers history, after scoring on a 103-yard return against the Denver Broncos in {{NFL Year|1987}}.{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/release.aspx?release_id=2959|title=Reed rumbles 108 yards for NFL record {{!}} Longest interception returns by team|work=Pro Football Hall of Fame|date=November 24, 2008|access-date=June 2, 2014}} This return is the third-longest in NFL history; it was the longest ever at the time until Ed Reed broke the record in 2004 and again in 2008.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/def_int_long_single_season.htm|title = NFL Longest interception return Single-Season Leaders| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }}
He led the NFL in 'Interception Return Yardage' in 1987 with 166 yards.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GlenVe20.htm|title = Vencie Glenn Stats| website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }}
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Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:American football safeties
Category:Indiana State Sycamores football players
Category:Minnesota Vikings players
Category:New England Patriots players
Category:New Orleans Saints players
Category:New York Giants players
Category:San Diego Chargers players
Category:Players of American football from Louisiana
Category:Sportspeople from Grambling, Louisiana
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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