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GLENN DORSEY #72

Glenn Dorsey #72
PositionDefensive End
Height6-1
Weight297
Years Experience2
Birthdate8/1/1985
HometownGonzales, LA
CollegeLSU
Current statusActive
Games Started16
Games Played16

Pro Career

Powerful defensive end enters his second NFL campaign after joining the Chiefs as the fifth overall selection in the 2008 NFL Draft … Makes the switch to defensive end in Kansas City’s new 3-4 alignment after working as a 4-3 defensive tackle as a rookie … Became the first Kansas City defensive tackle to ever start all 16 games as a rookie … Owns a tremendous motor and posseses a great enthusiasm for the game, both on the practice field and on game day … Owns the brute strength to plug rushing lanes and should only continue to expand his repetoire as a pass rusher … Will spend his second season working under the guidance of defensive line coach Tim Krumrie, a former Pro Bowl defensive tackle in his own right … Has started 16 games, recording 50 tackles (41 solo), a sack (-1.0 yard), one pass defensed and a forced fumble.

Transactions: Signed with Kansas City (8/6/08) ... Drafted by Kansas City in the first round (fifth overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

2008

Started all 16 games at right defensive tackle … Registered 50 tackles (41 solo), a sack (-1.0 yard), one pass defensed and a forced fumble … Made his initial NFL start at New England (9/7) ... Registered four tackles vs. Oakland (9/14) ... Tallied a career-high six tackles at Atlanta (9/21) ... Notched five tackles vs. Denver (9/28) ... Amassed three tackles and forced a RB Jonathan Stewart fumble at Carolina (10/5) ... Recorded his first NFL sack against Philip Rivers and registered five tackles at San Diego (11/9) ... Notched five tackles vs. New Orleans (11/16) ... Tied a career high with six tackles and added a pass defensed at Cincinnati (12/28).

College Bio

Played in 51 career contests (30 starts) at LSU … Totaled 179 tackles (83 solo), 13.0 sacks (-93.0 yards) and 27.0 tackles for loss … Added four passes defensed, six QB pressures and two forced fumbles … Played in 14 games (13 starts) as a senior in 2007 … Recorded 69 tackles (39 solo), 7.0 sacks (-45.0 yards), 12.5 tackles for loss, three passes defensed, four QB pressures and a forced fumble … A consensus first-team All-America selection and the recipient of the Lombardi, Outland, Nagurski and Lott Awards … Earned first-team All-SEC honors and was named the SEC Defensive Player of the Year … Part of a squad that won the BCS National Championship Game vs. Ohio State … Started all 13 contests, totaling 64 tackles (22 solo), 3.0 sacks (-25.0 yards), 8.5 tackles for loss and a QB pressure as a junior in 2006 to earn first-team All-America and All-SEC accolades … Saw duty in 13 games (one start) in 2005 as a sophomore … Tallied 28 tackles (16 solo), 3.0 sacks (-23.0 yards), 4.0 tackles for loss and a QB pressure … Played in 11 games (three starts) as a true freshman in 2004, recording 18 tackles (six solo), 2.0 tackles for loss, one pass defensed and a forced fumble … Majored in Interdisciplinary Studies at LSU.

Personal Bio

• Earned first-team All-America honors at East Ascension High School in Gonzales, Louisiana.

• Established the “Dream Bigger Foundation.”

• Full name: Glenn Jamon Dorsey.

• Single.

Glenn Dorsey in the News

7/26/2008 11:20:19 AM - Chiefs Agree to Terms with First-Round Pick DT Glenn Dorsey