Panthers Sign TE Colin Thompson To Extension, Sign 14 To Futures Deals

The Carolina Panthers announced Monday that they’ve signed TE Colin Thompson to a contract extension through 2021 and signed 14 players futures contracts. 

The full list includes:

1. LB Daniel Bituli
2. WR Ventell Bryant
3. DB Sean Chandler
4. WR Amara Darboh
5. G Mike Horton
6. WR Ishmael Hyman
7. LB Clay Johnston
8. WR Marken Michel
9. G Aaron Monteiro
10. LB Chris Orr
11. DT Mike Panasiuk
12. TE Giovanni Ricci
13. C Sam Tecklenburg
14. K Lirim Hajrullahu

Thompson, 27, was signed by the Giants as an undrafted free agent out of Temple in 2017. The Giants waived him with a non-football injury in August and he caught on later in the year with the Bears practice squad. 

Chicago signed Thompson to a futures deal for the 2018 season, however, he was waived coming out of the preseason. Thompson was last with the Tampa Bay Vipers of the now-defunct XFL. 

Thompson signed a one-year deal with the Panthers last year. 

In 2020, Thompson appeared in 15 games for the Panthers and caught one pass for seven yards and a touchdown.