Travelle Wharton
Glenn Travelle Wharton is an American football coach and former player who is the assistant offensive line coach for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He played college football for the Gamecocks football|South Carolina Gamecocks] and was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the third round of the 2004 NFL draft. He also played for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Early life
Wharton was a Shrine Bowl participant following his senior year at Hillcrest High School in Simpsonville, South Carolina. He earned all-area and all-state recognition as a senior.College career
Wharton started 45 of the 47 games he played at left tackle at the University of South Carolina. He did not allow a sack after the second game of his freshman season in 2000, a span of 45 contests. In 2003, as a senior with the Gamecocks, he started all 12 games at left tackle. Wharton earned second-team football teams|All-Southeastern Conference] recognition and was chosen to play in the Senior Bowl. He was a team captain and was the lone returning starter on the offensive line that allowed only 10 sacks the entire season.Professional career
Carolina Panthers (first stint)
He started the final 11 games at left guard as a rookie in 2004 after being inactive for the first five contests. He was the lone rookie starter on the offensive line in 2004 that yielded only 33 sacks, the third-lowest total in Carolina history.He started all 16 games during the 2005 season.
In the first game of the 2006 season during a 20−6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons he suffered a torn ACL and MCL and was placed on injured reserve thus ending his season.
He returned to start all 16 games at left tackle during the 2007 campaign.
Before the 2008 season, on February 14, 2008, Wharton signed a 6-year extension to remain with the Panthers. The deal had a total dollar value of $36 million and included $12 million in guaranteed money.
Travelle went on to start all 14 games he appeared in during the 2008 season at left guard, missing two due to injury. He was released on March 13, 2012.