Defensive tackle La'Roi Glover, who spent 13 seasons in the NFL, has officially retired. Glover played this past season with the St. Louis Rams, starting nine games. He spent the last three years with the Rams, and was not re-signed by them, and he then proceeded to retire. Glover was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the 5th round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Glover went on to appear in six Pro Bowls in 13 seasons, and led the league with 17 sacks in 2000. He had 83.5 career sacks, which is great for a defensive tackle.
Glover played for the New Orleans Saints from 1997-2001, appearing in the playoffs with them in that 2000 season. Glover then played for the Dallas Cowboys from 2002-2005, appearing in the Pro Bowl in all of those seasons. He then went to the Rams afterward and had three decent seasons, and the Rams decided not to sign him because of his age. The Rams, who hired Steve Spagnuolo to be their head coach, are in rebuilding mode and Glover turns 35 next month.
La'Roi Glover had a very good NFL career with his six Pro Bowls and was the only bright spot for the Saints during their losing days. While Glover was one of the most effective defensive tackles of all time, he was overshadowed by the play of Warren Sapp, another defensive tackle. Sapp consistently got a big number of sacks at the defensive tackle position, racking up over 100 career sacks at the position. It is a hard position to get sacks from because they see two or three offensive lineman on almost every single play. Glover and Sapp were good run stoppers, making them very effective at the position. As good as Glover was in his career, he was greatly overshadowed by the play and the mouth of Sapp.
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