Graham Glasgow


Graham Michael Glasgow is an American football guard for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He played college football at Michigan. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

College career

Glasgow came to Michigan as a walk-on in 2011, but earned a scholarship in the spring practice portion of the 2013 season. Glasgow appeared in 42 career games along the offensive line and made 37 starting assignments. Glasgow made a total of 22 starts at center with his other 15 appearances coming at the guard position. Following the 2015 season, Glasgow was named the team's Hugh R. Rader Memorial Award recipient as the top offensive lineman and earned honorable mention All-Big Ten Conference accolades from both the coaches and media.

Professional career

Coming out of Michigan, Glasgow was projected by some analysts to be selected in the third or fourth round. He was ranked as the eighth-best offensive guard out of the 203 available by NFLDraftScout.com.

Detroit Lions

Glasgow was drafted in the third round with the 95th overall pick by the Detroit Lions in the 2016 NFL Draft. Halfway through the season he took over as the Lions starting left guard after struggles from former first-round pick Laken Tomlinson.
In 2017, Glasgow was named the starting left guard, starting in all 16 games.
In 2018, Glasgow was named the starting center following the departure of Travis Swanson in free agency, and started all 16 games.

Denver Broncos

On March 23, 2020, Glasgow signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the Denver Broncos.

Personal life

Glasgow is the older brother of Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Ryan Glasgow, with whom he played football at Michigan. Graham also has a younger brother named Jordan Glasgow, who currently plays for the Indianapolis Colts.
Glasgow was arrested on March 15, 2014, for driving under the influence. On July 14, 2014, he was sentenced to one year of probation, after entering a guilty plea to operating while visibly impaired. He also received six days of community service and $885 in fines and court costs. On March 15, 2015, Graham violated his probation, and had six months added to his year-long probation, after registering a.086 on a breathalyzer test.