Kassidy Hill
CHARLOTTE The Carolina Panthers signed Colin Granger on Monday. The former Division I basketball player is making the transition to football, and will be signed as a tight end.
Granger played college basketball for five years as a center. He started his career at Ohio University, playing two years for the Bobcats, before making his way to the Carolinas. After two years at Western Carolina, he finished his career at Coastal Carolina.
This is Granger's first foray into football. He'll tower over his teammates, at 6-9, 225 pounds. Over his five-year career, Granger averaged 52.3 percent in field goals and had 322 rebounds in his career, including 137 in his final season at Coastal Carolina.
The Panthers tight end unit now sits at six total. Granger will joinTommy Tremble,Ja'Tavion Sanders,Jordan Matthews,James Mitchell, andDominique Dafney.
