Former WVU QB Will Grier Retires From NFL

Former WVU quarterback Will Grier has retired from the NFL at the age of 31, per the Carolina Panthers.

Grier ends his professional football career where it began, after signing with Carolina in April of this year. He was drafted by the Panthers in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

The WVU product has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys during his professional career.

Back during his first stint with the Cowboys, Grier was told that he would not be on the team moving forward the day before he took the field to start Dallas’ final preseason game in 2023. He put up one the best performances of his professional career in his Cowboys farewell, completing 29 out of 35 passes for 305 yards with two touchdown passes while playing the entire game. He also ran for 53 yards and scored two more touchdowns with his legs.

Grier only played in two regular season NFL games back in 2019, throwing for 228 passing yards and four interceptions.

Before being drafted by the Panthers, Grier spent two seasons as WVU’s starting quarterback in 2017 and 2018 after transferring from Florida.

Grier threw for a total of 7,354 yards and 71 touchdowns in his two seasons as a Mountaineer.

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