Mark

Glowinski

Glowinski has spent the last two seasons with the Giants, appearing in 29 games while making 22 starts. The Giants save $5.7 million against this year’s cap with the release of Glowinski, who was their highest graded guard per PFF with a blocking grade of 64.8. Set to turn 32 in May, Glowinski has 96 career start under his belt and can still be of use to a team in need of help on the interior.

The Giants will be without Glowinski and RT Evan Neal (neck) on the right side of their offensive line. Glowinski started five of the first seven games before sitting out the last two weeks.

The deal apparently includes $11.4 million “fully guaranteed.” Glowinski is a badly-needed reinforcement for an awful, undermanned interior line in New York. The Giants were forced to patch things together in 2021, and it went poorly. 2018 second-rounder Will Hernandez is a free agent. For his part, Glowinski was good, if not amazing, paving lanes for Jonathan Taylor in Indianapolis. Even if he is “just” providing competence in New York, that will be a step up for the G-Men.

Glowinski and LT Eric Fisher are both free agents this offseason. Glowinski had the better year but is expected to have interest from multiple teams after he helped pave the way for Jonathan Taylor’s league-leading 2,171 scrimmage yards. The Colts could use the money they save from letting Glowinski walk to extend contract-year LG Quenton Nelson.

With Ryan Kelly (personal) also ruled out by Frank Reich, the Colts will have multiple interior backups starting against the Cardinals on Saturday. Jonathan Taylor will remain the overall RB1 regardless, but between these absences and a game Cardinals front seven, he does have a lower floor than usual this week.

The deal includes a $4.2 million signing bonus. Glowinski entered 2018 as a backup, but he took over as the starter at right guard in Week 6 and never looked back. This deal strongly suggests the Colts expect him to hold down that job moving forward. Glowinski will turn 27 in May.

Glowinski was moved from the right side this offseason and has had “no issues” with the transition according to OL coach Tom Cable. Third-rounder Rees Odhiambo will push for the starting job, but Glowinski could hold him off into the regular season.

Glowinski opened Seahawks rookie camp at right guard, but could become an option in training camp to push Allen Bailey at left guard. An excellent athlete for the interior line, Glowinski is a physical battler in the trenches.

Alvin Bailey has appeared in 28 games, starting five, over the past two seasons and was believed to be “entrenched” as the starting left guard heading into training camp. But Seattle has since been working sixth-round SPARQ freak Kristjan Sokoli and fourth-rounder Mark Glowinski in with the ones, along with third-year UDFA Keavon Milton. Bailey had an up-and-down 2014 season.

Glowinski (6'4/307) spent two years at WVU after transferring from JUCO, starting at right guard and earning first-team All-Big 12 as a senior. He had a solid Combine, running 5.20 with a 29 1/2-inch vertical, 9-foot-3 broad jump and 31 reps on the bench. Glowinski’s relatively short arms (33 1/8") limit him to the interior line, but he has good feet for a big man and can generate power in his upper half. “A battler with plus athletic movement,” according to NFL Films’ Greg Cosell, Glowinski has starting potential at either guard spot.