Panthers sign basketball player Colin Granger as TE prospect

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers on Monday signed a giant undertaking to develop as a decent finish.

Huge as in 6-foot-8 and 245 kilos.

Former Division I basketball participant Colin Granger will start his journey into soccer after 5 years of taking part in faculty basketball at Ohio, Western Carolina and Coastal Carolina this season.

As a result of he’s 5 years faraway from highschool, he was obtainable to signal as a free agent. He was eligible to be drafted by any workforce final 12 months.

He’ll compete for enjoying time with Tommy Tremble, Ja’Tavion Sanders, Jordan Matthews, James Mitchell and Dominique Dafney.

This isn’t the primary time that Carolina coach Dave Canales and normal supervisor Dan Morgan have been part of an experiment with a former basketball participant. Each have been in Seattle when the Seahawks signed former Western Kentucky basketball and soccer participant George Fant (6-5, 315 kilos) to be a hybrid deal with/tight finish.

Fant has performed seven seasons with Seattle, the New York Jets and the Houston Texans. Fant has been working with Granger and informed the Panthers about him.

The distinction is Granger hasn’t performed soccer because the eighth grade.

The Panthers are hoping Granger will observe within the footsteps of Tony Gonzalez, Antonio Gates, Jimmy Graham and others who’ve gone from faculty basketball to the NFL as profitable tight ends.