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Five draft picks sign their rookie contracts

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Panthers signed third-round QB Will Grier to a four-year contract.

Grier (6’3/217) transferred from Florida to West Virginia for his final two seasons, where he went 15-7 with a 66% completion rate at 9.4 yards per attempt and a 71:20 TD-INT ratio. Excelling in Mike Leach disciple Dana Holgorsen’s Air Raid spread, Grier cleared 300 yards in 19-of-22 starts. As a 66th-percentile SPARQ athlete, Grier offers plus mobility and standout accuracy, and he clocked 59-MPH ball velocity on the Combine radar gun, the best mark of all quarterbacks in Indy. Knocked by some as a "system quarterback," Grier’s college tape reveals an aggressive gunslinger with some similarities to Tony Romo. The Panthers finally have a legitimate backup to Cam Newton.

CHARLOTTE - Quarterback Will Grier and the Panthers’ four draft picks that followed signed their rookie contracts Thursday in advance of this weekend’s rookie minicamp at Bank of America Stadium.

Grier, a Charlotte native, was Carolina’s third-round pick two weeks ago. Also signing on the dotted line were linebacker/defensive end Christian Miller (fourth round), running back Jordan Scarlett (fifth), offensive tackle Dennis Daley (sixth) and wide receiver Terry Godwin (seventh). The Panthers' top two picks - linebacker/defensive end Brian Burns and offensive tackle Greg Little - haven't yet signed but are set to participate in the minicamp.

Carolina’s four undrafted rookies also signed their contracts: safety Corrion Ballard, running back Elijah Holyfield, wide receiver Damion Jeanpiere Jr. and linebacker Jordan Kunaszyk.

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I read a scouting report that one of his weaknesses was average arm talent. 59 mph is better than most. Here are the top 10 from each of the past few years.

Year: 2019

Will Grier West Virginia 58 (Left) 59 (Right)
Brett Rypien Boise State 59 (Left) 56 (Right)
Clayton Thorson Northwestern 58 (Left) 56 (Right)
Nick Fitzgerald Mississippi State 57 (Left) 52 (Right)
Jordan Ta'amu Mississippi  56 (Left) 55 (Right)
Gardner Minshew Washington State 55 (Left) 53 (Right)
Ryan Finley North Carolina State 55 (Left) 52 (Right)
Tyree Jackson Buffalo 54 (Left) 54 (Right)
Daniel Jones Duke 53 (Left) 54 (Right)
Drew Lock Missouri 54 (Left) 53 (Right)

Year: 2018

Josh Allen Wyoming 62 (Left) 62 (Right)
Baker Mayfield Oklahoma 59 (Left) 60 (Right)
Josh Rosen UCLA 57 (Left) 59 (Right)
Tanner Lee Nebraska 56 (Left) 57 (Right)
Kurt Benkert Virginia 55 (Left) 56 (Right)
Danny Etling LSU 54 (Left) 56 (Right)
Nic Shimonek Texas Tech 55 (Left) 55 (Right)
Chase Litton Marshall 53 (Left) 55 (Right)
Mike White Western Kentucky 53 (Left) 55 (Right)
Austin Allen Arkansas 53 (Left) 54 (Right)

Year: 2017

Davis Webb California 56 (Left) 54 (Right)
Patrick Mahomes Texas Tech 55 (Left) 55 (Right)
Trevor Knight Texas A&M 55 (Left) 53 (Right)
CJ Beathard Iowa 55 (Left) 52 (Right)
Mitch Leidner Minnesota 53 (Left) 52 (Right)
DeShone Kizer Notre Dame 52 (Left) 52 (Right)
Seth Russell Baylor 52 (Left) 49 (Right)
Joshua Dobbs Tennessee 51 (Left) 50 (Right)
Jerod Evans Virginia Tech 50 (Left) 51 (Right)
Mitch Trubisky North Carolina 51 (Left) 50 (Right)
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I'll just leave this here...

YEAR: 2011
Colin Kaepernick, Nevada 59
Ryan Mallett, Arkansas 58
Patrick Devlin, Delaware 56
Andy Dalton, TCU 56
Cam Newton, Auburn 56
Scott Tolzien, Wisconsin 55
Nathan Enderle, Idaho 54
Jake Locker, Washington 54
TJ Yates, North Carolina 52
Christian Ponder, Florida St  51
Ricky Stanzi, Iowa 50
Tyrod Taylor, Va Tech 50

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Combine MPH throws mean nothing. Especially for players that have issues with their throwing motion, upper body throwers. A player with a weak or average arm on tape that doesn't use his hips, but instead just uses his arms can go to the combine and sling a couple balls with good form and hit a good MPH mark, but it won't translate in game. We all know Cam throws ROCKETS, and well Grier needs work.

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