Kevin Glenn Kevin Glenn , Jr . ( born June 12 , 1979 , in Detroit , Michigan ) is a professional Canadian football quarterback for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League . He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2001 . He played college football for the Illinois State Redbirds . Glenn has also played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . College career . Glenn played college football for the Illinois State Redbirds , where he set 25 school records during his four years there . He completed 645 of 1 , 119 pass attempts ( 57 . 6 per cent ) for 8 , 032 yards and 61 touchdowns , and also rushed 247 times for 490 yards and eight scores during his college career . He once tossed 101 straight passes without an interception and , in 1998 , he led the Gateway Football Conference in passing yards per game , passer efficiency , and total offence . Glenn led Illinois State to its first playoff appearance in 1998 . Professional career . Saskatchewan Roughriders . Glenn originally signed with the Roughriders on June 8 , 1999 . He appeared in 18 regular - season games for Saskatchewan in the 2001 season . He started six games that year . Glenn completed 70 - of - 154 pass attempts ( 45 . 5 per cent ) for 938 yards , nine touchdowns and two interceptions . He recorded 28 carries for 152 yards ( 5 . 4 - yard average ) and two touchdowns . Glenn played in 11 regular - season games in the 2002 season as well as the 2002 East Division Semifinal . He started three games on the season . He completed 60 - of - 95 passes ( 63 . 2 % ) for 777 yards , three touchdowns and three interceptions . He rushed 21 times for 83 yards and one touchdown . Glenn dressed for all 18 regular - season games in the 2003 season plus the 2003 West Division Semifinal and the 2003 West Division Final . Glenn completed 40 - of - his - 73 pass attempts ( 54 . 8 per cent ) for 508 yards , one touchdown and four interceptions . He also rushed 13 times for 48 yards and a 3 . 7 - yard average . Toronto Argonauts . In 2004 , Glenn was traded to the Toronto Argonauts , however later in the day , Glenn was traded to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers . Winnipeg Blue Bombers . In the 2004 season he played back - up to Khari Jones until Jones was traded mid - season . In 8 games that season Glenn passed for 2 , 329 yards on 274 attempts and 166 completions for an average of 14 yards . He also had 14 touchdown passes and eight interceptions . Glenn also rushed 30 times for 125 yards and two touchdowns . That season the bombers finished with a disappointing record of 7 - 11 , missing the playoffs The 2005 season was more successful for Glenn . Despite missing three games due to injury , Glenn had his best season as a Bomber . He completed 231 of 403 pass attempts ( 57 . 3 per cent ) for 3 , 571 yards and 27 TDs . His 27 TD passes was third best in the CFL . He also rushed for one TD on October 10 versus the B . C . Lions . That October 10 game at Canad Inns Stadium was arguably Glenn ' s best single - game performance of his CFL career . He passes for 410 yards and five TDs , including four TD completions to slotback Milt Stegall . Glenn also topped the 400 - yard passing mark ( 416 ) in a Week 7 loss to the Hamilton Tiger - Cats . No . 5 topped the 300 - yard mark on five occasions . Despite impressive numbers Glenn could not demand any respect , and the Bombers finished 5 - 13 The 2006 season was a year of great growth for Kevin . Though working in a brand new offensive system under new head coach Doug Berry , Glenn performed admirably , taking the Blue Bombers to their first playoff appearance in two years . In a Week 8 game , Glenn slightly tore his ACL , but returned to the field to play his former team the Saskatchewan Roughriders in their Labour Day tilt . Glenn emerged as one of the CFL ' s elite quarterbacks during the 2007 season . As of week 7 , Glenn had the league ' s best quarterback rating ( 107 . 3 ) , and had thrown for 2078 yards and 11 touchdowns ( with only 3 interceptions ) . By the end of the 2007 season , Glenn ' s quarterback rating had fallen to 93 . 2 , making him 5th amongst starting quarterbacks , in the 8 team CFL . Glenn led Winnipeg to the 95th Grey Cup with a win in the East Division final defeating Toronto 19 – 9 before leaving the game due to a broken arm . The 2008 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season started out poorly for Glenn with 976 yards , 2 touchdowns , 8 interceptions , a QB Rating of only 65 . 9 , and 4 losses in 4 starts . He then lost his job to Ryan Dinwiddie who guided the team to their first win . After Dinwiddie led the team to its first win he started struggling and lost his next game and Glenn was given his job back . After Stefan LeFors was traded from Edmonton in exchange for draft picks in January , Glenn was released on March 9 , 2009 . Hamilton Tiger - Cats . Glenn signed with the Hamilton Tiger - Cats on March 20 , 2009 . He began the 2009 season as the backup to Quinton Porter , but after Porter struggled during the season , Glenn took over as the starting quarterback . Glenn lead the Ti - Cats to their first postseason appearance since 2004 with a record of 9 - 9 . Hamilton was eliminated in overtime in the first round by the crossover BC Lions . In his second year as the starter Glenn lead the Tiger - Cats to another 9 - 9 season this time to lose to the Toronto Argonauts in the first round . After a very strong year in 2010 , Glenn had saw his production decrease in 2011 , throwing the same number of interceptions ( 17 ) , but 13 less touchdowns . Head coach Marcel Bellefeuille elected to use a two - quarterback system for portions of the season which had Glenn sharing snaps with Quinton Porter . However , Glenn managed to lead the Hamilton Tiger - Cats to the playoffs for the third consecutive season with a record of 8 - 10 by starting 17 regular season games . Calgary Stampeders . On January 3 , 2012 , Glenn was traded to the Calgary Stampeders along with Mark Dewit and a conditional draft pick for Henry Burris . Career statistics . CFL Record . Only two teams have ever hosted and lost a crossover playoff game . Glenn was the QB for both of those teams , Winnipeg in 2008 and Hamilton in 2009 . In the Hamilton game in 2009 , the game was lost to the BC Lions in Overtime . External links . Kevin Glenn is a graduate of Detroit St . Martin DePorres High School ( now closed ) which was a high school football powerhouse in the state of Michigan .