Overview
- Carolina announced Grier has chosen to retire and placed him on the team’s reserve/retired list, removing him from the roster days before training camp.
- Grier announced the decision on July 15, 2026, after signing a one-year deal with the Panthers in April to return to his hometown club.
- A 2019 third-round pick out of West Virginia, Grier spent seven NFL seasons as a backup and practice-squad player with six teams and made only two regular-season starts, both in 2019.
- His exit leaves the Panthers with three quarterbacks—Bryce Young, Kenny Pickett and rookie Haynes King—creating an immediate depth need that the team could address before camp opens.
- Reports and comments from Grier’s father say the Dallas Cowboys offered him a coaching role this offseason, making a sideline transition the leading explanation for his retirement.