The Carolina Panthers are taking a flier on a rookie center. Basketball center that is. The team announced Monday that it had signed Colin Granger, who will try to make the transition to tight end.

Panthers head coach Dave Canales and general manager Dan Morgan have both previously found success in signing a former college basketball players by turning undrafted Western Kent

Gates is the only one of the three, though, who, like Granger, did not play college football, as Graham and Gonzalez played both sports in college. Current Indianapolis Colts tight end Mo Alie-Cox also notably played college basketball and not football.