The 2026 NFL Draft begins Thursday night. Since the Carolina Panthers went 8-9 in the playoffs last season, they will have the 19th pick in the first round.
Still, before the Panthers head into the draft, general manager Dan Morgan is making some small changes to the roster.
According to ESPN’s NFL insider Adam Schefter, the Panthers signed 31-year-old journeyman backup quarterback Will Grier.
The 100th overall pick in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft spent last season with the Cowboys, but he has not thrown a live pass since 2019. That’s when he made the only two appearances of his pro career, leading the Panthers to two losses while completing 53.8% of his passes for 228 yards and four interceptions.
Grier has bounced from the Panthers, to the Cowboys, to the Bengals, to the Patriots, to the Chargers, to the Eagles, to the Cowboys again, and now the Davidson, North Carolina native is back to the team that drafted him in Carolina.
This will be Grier’s second stint with the Panthers, where he will now be the third-line QB behind Bryce Young and Kenny Pickett. It’s possible another QB will join them in the next few days to provide even more competition. The Panthers have seven selections in the NFL Draft, and could always add an undrafted rookie as a camp arm who can learn from Grier’s NFL journey.
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