Glenn Andrew Parker (born April 22, 1966 in Westminster, California) is a former American football

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in the National Football League who played for the

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, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the

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. After his retirement, he became a television NFL analyst.

Biography

Playing career

Parker attended Edison High School in Huntington Beach, but was not in the athletics programs. He first played for

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, a

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in Huntington Beach. That led him to Arizona, where he played for the University of Arizona and was drafted in the third round of the

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by the Buffalo Bills. He played for the Bills until

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, playing in all four

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s the team lost from

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. He then went to play three years for the Chiefs, then was released during the

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offseason. He was picked up as a free agent by the Giants, where he played two more seasons, and was an integral part of the Super Bowl XXXV team. He retired after the

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season after being released by the Giants, being one of only three players (along with Cornelius Bennett and Gale Gilbert) to play in, and be on the losing team in five separate Super Bowls. He

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in 141 of the 174 games he played, as well as all 16 of his postseason appearances.

Broadcasting career

Parker has been an analyst on the NFL Network's ''

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'' since late 2003, and is the main

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analyst for the CBS College Sports Network, '' The AFL on NBC''. Parker also has appeared on Fox Sports, covering features on

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, and appeared on ESPN's '' NFL 2Nite''. He was also one of the main analysts for '' College Football on Versus''. Starting the 2012 season, he can be heard as the lead college football analyst for the new

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. He has also called

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preseason games with Mike Goldberg. He was previously the host of ''In The House'', airing on KCUB-AM in Tucson, Arizona.

Personal life

Fairly well known for his culinary and wine interests, he appeared on The Food Network. He is also known for visiting Afton Central School, a rural school in upstate NY. His visit inspired many. Glenn Parker is married, with four children, named Madeleine, Emily, and William and Caroline. They live in Tucson, Arizona.

References

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