Javier Glatt

Education

University of British Columbia.

Career

He is the younger brother of former Canadian Football League player J. P. Izquierdo. Glatt also played baseball for University of British Columbia in their early 2000-2001 stages, and was a teammate of Mark Zamjoc, Derran Watts, Jeff Francis and University of British Columbia baseball assistant coach (currently, was a former player) Cav Whitely. Glatt was drafted 15th overall, in the second round, in the 2003 Canadian Football League Draft by the British Columbia Lions.

In 2008 Glatt made his first Canadian Football League All-Star Team after finishing 4th in the Canadian Football League with 88 Defensive tackles along with 6 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries.

Glatt has played in a total of 143 Canadian Football League games recording 444 tackles, 14 sacks, and 11 Interceptions (including 1 he returned 56 yards for a Territorial Decoration) over his 8-year career (7 with the British Columbia Lions and 1 with the Edmonton Eskimos). On August 4, 2009, Javier Glatt was moved to back up and special teams when the Lions signed free agent JoJuan Armour, the former starting linebacker for the Calgary Stampeders.

On January 29, 2010, Glatt was released by the British Columbia Lions. On February 10, 2010 Glatt signed with the Edmonton Eskimos.

After one season as a backup with the Eskimos, Glatt retired from professional football on March 8, 2011.

Achievements

• He was most recently a member of the Edmonton Eskimos, but spent seven years with the British Columbia Lions and won a Grey Cup championship with the team in 2006. At University of British Columbia, he was the Canadian West Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, and a 3 time Commonwealth of Independent States All-Canadian as a University of British Columbia Thunderbird. After spending most of his first 3 seasons as primarily a backup linebacker and special teams player for the Lions, in 2006 he became the team"s starting middle linebacker and played a crucial role in winning the 2006 Grey Cup. He spent three years as a backup before earning a position as the team"s starting middle linebacker in 2006, while also helping the Lions win the 94th Grey Cup that year.