Will Grier Signs With Panthers to Return to First NFL Team

Three months after Will Grier agreed to his latest contract with the Dallas Cowboys, he’s moving on yet again. This time, Grier is returning to his original NFL team, signing a deal with the Carolina Panthers, a moved announced by the franchise on Tuesday, April 21.

Grier will now join a quarterback room that includes Bryce Young and Kenny Pickett – Grier also stared a room with Pickett in Philadelphia, a season that culminated in both the former Mountaineer and former Pitt Panther earning Super Bowl rings.

Grier spent the entire 2025 season on the Cowboys’ practice squad.

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

Back during his first sting 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 has 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.

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

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