The Mike Glennon era with the Bears did not get off to the best of starts in the team’s first preseason game.
Earlier this year, the Bears released Jay Cutler, opening the door for a new quarterback to take the reins in Chicago. That man became Mike Glennon, who signed a three-year deal with $18.5 million guaranteed.
On Thursday, Glennon and the Bears got their preseason underway against the Broncos and the first drive went anything but the way Chicago would have liked. After throwing an incomplete pass on his first attempt, Glennon saw his second pass intercepted by Chris Harris and taken the other way for a touchdown.
PICK-6 ALERT! @ChrisHarrisJr picks off Mike Glennon…
And goes the DISTANCE! #DENvsCHI pic.twitter.com/xC7Oz8bNPB— NFL (@NFL) August 11, 2017
The bears punted on their second possession. The third possession did not go well either. On third down, Glennon saw the snap sail past him, resulting in a fumble.
#Bears pic.twitter.com/JfZ9Nu0oqC
— Josh Frydman (@Josh_Frydman) August 11, 2017
Glennon finished the evening completing 2-of-8 passes for 20 yards before giving way to Mark Sanchez. Not surprisingly, the reaction to Glennon’s debut on social media was not kind.
Below is a sampling.
Mike Glennon throws a pick 6 on his 2nd attempt pic.twitter.com/tIFSlDwlKc
— Tab Bamford (@The1Tab) August 11, 2017
Hey how did Mike Glennon dooooOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH MY GOD pic.twitter.com/l5qvXynjJL
— Seth Toupal (@sethtoups) August 11, 2017
Imagine being a fan of an NFL team that started Mike Glennon
— Luke McClurg (@lukemcclurg45) August 11, 2017
Honestly forgot Mark Sanchez was on the Bears… he's already better than Glennon
— Kaleb (@Bigkatsnyds) August 11, 2017
Mike Glennon's 2nd pass as a Chicago Bear was a pick six. He's replacing Jay Cutler perfectly.
— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) August 11, 2017
Just a friendly reminder that Mike Glennon hits the 2017 cap for $14M, the same amount as this gentleman pic.twitter.com/K9C0ofqVDZ
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) August 11, 2017
If Glennon’s not careful, Mitch Trubisky could wind up taking the starting job before long.
