Panthers adding 3 Alliance league O-lineman

[TheSpecialJuan]

Former Alabama OL Brandon Greene of the AAF Birmingham Iron expected to sign with Carolina Panthers today

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) April 5, 2019

 

Center Parker Collins and guard Kitt O'Brien signed one-year contracts with Carolina three days after the AAF suspended operations near the end of its first season. Collins and O’Brien aren’t strangers to NFL locker rooms.

Collins, an Appalachian State product, went undrafted in 2017 but spent the offseason with the Jaguars and Rams and part of the 2018 offseason with the Steelers. The 6-foot-2, 300-pounder was Appalachian State’s starting center in 2016 after starting at guard in 2014 and ’15. He was on the injured list for the AAF’s Atlanta Legends after suffering an ankle sprain a couple of weeks ago.

"It's really a dream come true," Parker said. "I'm so thankful and blessed that the Panthers took a chance on me."

O’Brien spent parts of the 2015 and ’16 seasons on the Colts practice squad and part of the 2017 offseason with the Browns. The 6-foot-5, 325-pounder, a three-year starter at Ball State, went undrafted in 2013 and played two seasons in the Arena Football League. He’s coming off a stint with the AAF’s Birmingham Iron.

[DeeJay]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/04/05/panthers-adding-another-former-aaf-player/

[TheSpecialJuan]

This man will make a difference 

[TheSpecialJuan]

Center Parker Collins and guard Kitt O'Brien signed one-year contracts with Carolina three days after the AAF suspended operations near the end of its first season. Collins and O’Brien aren’t strangers to NFL locker rooms.

https://www.panthers.com/news/panthers-sign-two-o-linemen-from-alliance-of-american-football

[Growl]

former Crimson Tide offensive lineman and Birmingham Iron OL Brandon Greene. Was on the Bears PS.

Give me authority to edit SpecialJuans posts and I'll put an an end to the clickbait

 

 

[d-dave]

Great, camp bodies who have some 8 more games of experience than they used to have.

The value of a developmental league is that it gives QBs and OL some actual game experience against an aggressive D.  Those are two of the more difficult positions to develop.

I'm all for it.  I just hate it fell apart.  Hopefully these guys can push some other players to be better.

[TheSpecialJuan]

[TheSpecialJuan]

[Daddy_Uncle]

never know where you will find a diamond in the rough. Always worth turning over a bunch of stones

[top dawg]

8 minutes ago, Growl said:

former Crimson Tide offensive lineman and Birmingham Iron OL Brandon Greene. Was on the Bears PS.

Give me authority to edit SpecialJuans posts and I'll put an an end to the clickbait

 

 

Yep, we need to start just making so-called double posts that include the players' names in the title. The click-bait titles are so unnecessary and do a disservice to all of us. 

[Sub Zero]

That's alot of Oline signing this offseason.. They are really using FA resources on Oline bodies and competition.. 

It makes me question how much of the draft will be used on Olinemen...

[TheSpecialJuan]

David NewtonESPN Staff Writer 

Thé Panthers on Friday signed free agent guard Kitt O'Brien and center Parker Collins. O'Brien came from the Birmingham Iron of The Alliance of American Football (AAF). He has previous experience in the NFL with Cleveland (2017) and Indianapolis (2015, 2016). He also played three seasons (2013-15) with the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League. Collins past played for the Atlanta Legends of the AAF. He has spent time in the NFL with Jacksonville (2017), Los Angeles Rams (2017) and Pittsburgh (2018)

[PantherOnTheProwl1523]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

This man will make a difference 

Camp bodies can't make a difference because they aren't starter players yet.

[YoungPanthers89]

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