Tyre Glasper

Tyre Glasper (born April 14, 1987) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Early life Glasper played high school football at Martin Luther King High School in Detroit, Michigan. 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 was 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 Legend Won the ArenaBowl Bold Career high Year Team 2011 Arizona 28 27 7.5 3 2 2 0 0 0 02012 Arizona 29 17 4.0 0 3 3 0 1 16 02013 Arizona 22 22 5.0 5 1 2 0 0 0 02014 Arizona 20 25 4.0 1 1 0 1 0 0 02015 Arizona 28 11 11.0 4 0 3 2 1 0 02016 Arizona 16 17 4.0 4 0 2 2 0 0 02017 Philadelphia 2 3 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Career 145 122 35.5 17 7 12 5 2 16 0