HOUSTON – George Fant identified something rare in Colin Granger as he scouted the Coastal Carolina basketball player. It was something that hearkened back to his own unique path to the NFL.

No pressure, Colin Granger. The Carolina Panthers signed Granger — who spent his senior year playing forward for the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers basketball team — to a contract Monday.

"So, Colin kind of checked those boxes." After four years in basketball, Fant transitioned from basketball to football at Western Kentucky but played sparingly in his one season as a tight end.

The Panthers are signing Colin Granger after he spent five seasons playing basketball for three different colleges. He did not play football at any of the schools, and reportedly hasn’t in ...

One of those cogs: tight end Colin Granger. The John's Creek ... instead spending five years as a Division I basketball center. The Panthers have a history with converting basketball players ...