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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A Charlotte native and a Carolina Panthers quarterback announced his retirement on Wednesday at the age of 31, according to the team.
On Wednesday, July 15, Carolina Panthers quarterback Will Grier announced his retirement from football. Grier resigned with his hometown team in April ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft.
Grier played high school football at Davidson Day School and threw for 195 touchdowns in 38 games. He signed with the University of Florida as a four-star quarterback in 2014.
In 2016, the Charlotte native transferred to West Virginia and after sitting out a year he threw for 7,354 yards and 71 touchdowns while completing 65.7% of his passes.
Grier was drafted by his hometown Panthers in the third round of the 2019 NFL Draft. He made his only two NFL starts during his rookie season in 2019.
He was then cut in 2021 by the Panthers after they traded for former New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold.
Grier then bounced around from the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles in the years since. He mostly served on the practice squad or as a backup quarterback.
The Eagles gave him a Super Bowl ring following Philadelphia’s Super Bowl LIX win.
The Panthers now have three quarterbacks on the roster as training camp is set to begin next week.
Behind starter Bryce Young is veteran quarterback Kenny Pickett and undrafted rookie Haynes King from Georgia Tech.
The Panthers open the start of preseason against the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game on Aug. 6.
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