Bradley-Glenn Using Extra Year to his Advantage
8/10/2021 11:27:00 AM | Football
Linebacker back for sixth season with the Eagles
STATESBORO - Adversity is a word Todd Bradley-Glenn doesn't want to hear after what he went through in 2015, 2016 and in 2018. The super senior on Georgia Southern's football squad has overcome cancer and three knee surgeries to return to the field for his sixth, and maybe, last season. But more on that later.
"I feel like I have more to prove on the field after missing a lot of time over the years and we have a great group of guys here who I want to spend more time with," Bradley-Glenn said. "I'm excited to be back out here and helping us win some football games this fall."
In the spring of 2015, his junior year at Valdosta High, he was diagnosed with Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) in his right shoulder. He was going in to have some scar tissue removed when the doctors diagnosed him. DFSP is a rare type of cancer, a soft tissue sarcoma that develops in the deep layers of skin. He had several surgeries to remove the mass and then had a skin graft in which they took skin from his groin and placed it on his shoulder. The cancer caused him to miss most of his final season, but he was cleared on a Thursday and played the next night, returning for the final five games of his season.
Bradley-Glenn signed with Georgia Southern in February 2016. In 2016, he was contributing as a true freshman at both linebacker and special teams before suffering a torn ACL in pre-game warmups at Arkansas State and missed the rest of the season. He underwent rehab in the offseason and returned to full strength in 2017, finishing with 25 tackles, including 5.0 tackles for loss.
The injury bug bit him again in 2018 and he underwent a successful meniscectomy in that same left knee after suffering a non-contact injury on the second day of preseason camp. He had the surgery on Aug. 16 and missed the first game of the season.
He returned for the second game of the season, at No. 2 Clemson, but suffered a knee injury in his other knee in that game, sending him to the sidelines for the remainder of the season.
After another lengthy rehab session, he returned in 2019 healthy and contributed 19 tackles on the season. He started the final four games of 2020 and tallied 24 tackles, including 1.5 for loss.
On Dec. 9, 2020, Bradley went to the Bulloch County Courthouse to finish the process to legally change his last name to honor his stepfather, James Glenn, who has helped raise him since he was in the third grade. He surprised James pre-game with his new name on his jersey for the final home game.
Bradley-Glenn could still use one more year of eligibility and come back for a seventh year if he chooses to as he was granted his 2016 season back due to his knee injury.
"We'll see, but we're taking it one day at a time and focussing on this year," Bradley-Glenn said. "We'll cross that bridge when we get there."
While Randy Wade Jr. is the oldest player on the team (born April 20, 1997), Bradley-Glenn (born June 11, 1997) is the only one of the eight who played as a true freshman in 2016. He played in four games before hurting his knee in warmups prior to the game at Arkansas State. This year's freshman class was in the eighth grade when Bradley-Glenn took his first snaps as an Eagle in 2016.
"It's up to us as the older guys to pass down the tradition of Georgia Southern Football and show them the right way to do things," Bradley-Glenn said. "I want to build relationships with these young guys cause one day they're going to be in my shoes."
Taking advantage of the new Name, Image & Likeness rules allowed by the NCAA, he has started a construction business named "Bradley-Glenn Construction" and also started a group of fishermen on the team called Young Black Anglers (now Dirty South Anglers) with Dillon Springer last year.
"Business has been good this summer, but it's slowed down with practice starting," he said. "After class tomorrow, hopefully we can get out and do some fishing when it's nice and peaceful to take my mind off everything."
Bradley-Glenn has already graduated with a degree in marketing and is now working on a second degree in construction engineering. He changed his number from #11 to #1 for this season, a number he wore his final two seasons of high school ball at Valdosta High.
Date (Time, Location)
Wed., Aug. 11: No Practice
Thurs., Aug. 12: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Fri., Aug. 13: 4:30-6:30 PM (Paulson)
Sat., Aug. 14: 9:30 AM (Paulson; SCRIMMAGE #1); Fan Fest Following
Sun., Aug. 15: 6:30-8:30 PM (Paulson)
Mon., Aug. 16: No Practice
Tues., Aug. 17: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Wed., Aug. 18: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Thurs., Aug. 19: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Fri., Aug. 20: 4:30-6:30 PM (Paulson)
Sat., Aug. 21: 9:30 AM (Paulson; SCRIMMAGE #2)
Sun. Aug. 22: 6:30-8:30 PM (Paulson)
Mon., Aug. 23: No Practice
Tues., Aug. 24: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Wed., Aug. 25: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Thurs., Aug. 26: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Fri., Aug. 27: 4:30-6:30 PM (Paulson); Women's Clinic Following
Sat., Aug. 28: No Practice
"I feel like I have more to prove on the field after missing a lot of time over the years and we have a great group of guys here who I want to spend more time with," Bradley-Glenn said. "I'm excited to be back out here and helping us win some football games this fall."
In the spring of 2015, his junior year at Valdosta High, he was diagnosed with Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans (DFSP) in his right shoulder. He was going in to have some scar tissue removed when the doctors diagnosed him. DFSP is a rare type of cancer, a soft tissue sarcoma that develops in the deep layers of skin. He had several surgeries to remove the mass and then had a skin graft in which they took skin from his groin and placed it on his shoulder. The cancer caused him to miss most of his final season, but he was cleared on a Thursday and played the next night, returning for the final five games of his season.
Bradley-Glenn signed with Georgia Southern in February 2016. In 2016, he was contributing as a true freshman at both linebacker and special teams before suffering a torn ACL in pre-game warmups at Arkansas State and missed the rest of the season. He underwent rehab in the offseason and returned to full strength in 2017, finishing with 25 tackles, including 5.0 tackles for loss.
The injury bug bit him again in 2018 and he underwent a successful meniscectomy in that same left knee after suffering a non-contact injury on the second day of preseason camp. He had the surgery on Aug. 16 and missed the first game of the season.
He returned for the second game of the season, at No. 2 Clemson, but suffered a knee injury in his other knee in that game, sending him to the sidelines for the remainder of the season.
After another lengthy rehab session, he returned in 2019 healthy and contributed 19 tackles on the season. He started the final four games of 2020 and tallied 24 tackles, including 1.5 for loss.
On Dec. 9, 2020, Bradley went to the Bulloch County Courthouse to finish the process to legally change his last name to honor his stepfather, James Glenn, who has helped raise him since he was in the third grade. He surprised James pre-game with his new name on his jersey for the final home game.
Bradley-Glenn could still use one more year of eligibility and come back for a seventh year if he chooses to as he was granted his 2016 season back due to his knee injury.
"We'll see, but we're taking it one day at a time and focussing on this year," Bradley-Glenn said. "We'll cross that bridge when we get there."
While Randy Wade Jr. is the oldest player on the team (born April 20, 1997), Bradley-Glenn (born June 11, 1997) is the only one of the eight who played as a true freshman in 2016. He played in four games before hurting his knee in warmups prior to the game at Arkansas State. This year's freshman class was in the eighth grade when Bradley-Glenn took his first snaps as an Eagle in 2016.
"It's up to us as the older guys to pass down the tradition of Georgia Southern Football and show them the right way to do things," Bradley-Glenn said. "I want to build relationships with these young guys cause one day they're going to be in my shoes."
Taking advantage of the new Name, Image & Likeness rules allowed by the NCAA, he has started a construction business named "Bradley-Glenn Construction" and also started a group of fishermen on the team called Young Black Anglers (now Dirty South Anglers) with Dillon Springer last year.
"Business has been good this summer, but it's slowed down with practice starting," he said. "After class tomorrow, hopefully we can get out and do some fishing when it's nice and peaceful to take my mind off everything."
Bradley-Glenn has already graduated with a degree in marketing and is now working on a second degree in construction engineering. He changed his number from #11 to #1 for this season, a number he wore his final two seasons of high school ball at Valdosta High.
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Date (Time, Location)
Wed., Aug. 11: No Practice
Thurs., Aug. 12: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Fri., Aug. 13: 4:30-6:30 PM (Paulson)
Sat., Aug. 14: 9:30 AM (Paulson; SCRIMMAGE #1); Fan Fest Following
Sun., Aug. 15: 6:30-8:30 PM (Paulson)
Mon., Aug. 16: No Practice
Tues., Aug. 17: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Wed., Aug. 18: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Thurs., Aug. 19: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Fri., Aug. 20: 4:30-6:30 PM (Paulson)
Sat., Aug. 21: 9:30 AM (Paulson; SCRIMMAGE #2)
Sun. Aug. 22: 6:30-8:30 PM (Paulson)
Mon., Aug. 23: No Practice
Tues., Aug. 24: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Wed., Aug. 25: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Thurs., Aug. 26: 5:30-7:30 PM (Paulson)
Fri., Aug. 27: 4:30-6:30 PM (Paulson); Women's Clinic Following
Sat., Aug. 28: No Practice
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