![]() Carson with the Arizona Cardinals | |||||
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Position | Linebacker | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born | Manahawkin, New Jersey, U.S. | December 5, 1990||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school | Manahawkin (NJ) Southern Regional | ||||
College | Penn State | ||||
NFL draft | 2014: undrafted | ||||
Career history | |||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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Glenn Andrew Carson, Jr. (born December 5, 1990) is an American former professional football linebacker of the National Football League (NFL).
Raised in the Manahawkin section of Stafford Township, New Jersey, Carson played prep football at Southern Regional High School, graduating in 2009. [1] Carson enrolled full-time at Penn State University in January 2010 and played in his true freshman season with the Penn State Nittany Lions football team in fall 2010. [2] Early in his career, Carson was overshadowed by other linebackers, including Michael Mauti, Gerald Hodges, and Nate Stupar. During his senior season, Carson anchored the Nittany Lions' linebacking corps, on September 21, 2013 making his 28th career start, most on the team. [3]
On May 12, 2014, Carson was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent. On August 31, 2015, he was cut by the Cardinals. [4]
On December 30, 2015, the New York Giants signed Carson to their practice squad. [5]