Some of the best tight ends to ever do it excelled in a completely different sport before taking up football. Antonio Gates, ...

Colin Granger, an ex-college basketball center, has signed with the Carolina Panthers, who will attempt to convert him into an NFL-caliber tight end.

On March 4, Colin Granger suited up as the starting center for the Coastal Carolina University basketball squad. And now, just 34 days later, he's a professional football player. The Carolina Panthers ...

From the basketball court to the gridiron, how former Coastal Carolina basketball player Colin Granger joined Carolina Panthers after training with former Texans offensive tackle George Fant, a former ...

Gates is the only one of the three, though, who, like Granger, did not play college football, as Graham and Gonzalez played both sports in college. Current Indianapolis Colts tight end Mo Alie-Cox ...

Fant wants to help players like Granger follow in his footsteps as a college basketball player who made it to the NFL.

Carolina announced on Monday that the club has signed former college basketball player Colin Granger as a tight end. Listed at 6-foot-9 and 225 pounds, Granger is just starting his football career.

What was Panthers GM Dan Morgan thinking when he signed a basketball player with no football experience? He talked about TE Colin Granger on Tuesday.

The Carolina Panthers announced a surprise signing on Monday in the form of tight end Colin Granger. The 6-foot-9 pass ...

The Carolina Panthers signed 6-foot-8 Colin Granger this week after veteran offensive lineman George Fant identified the center as a player who could move from basketball to football.

At 6-foot-9, Colin Granger stands out in any room — but even he didn’t expect the door to the NFL to open so fast. Just six days after his pro day, the former college basketball player was ...