The Panthers have signed former XFL TE Colin Thompson, per his agent.
Congratulations to TE, @ColinThompsonTU on signing with the @Panthers! Most recently with the @XFLVipers, Colin previously been with the @Giants and @ChicagoBears. He also is the host of the @NotForLongPod, one of the best sports podcasts out there! #TempleTuff #KeepPounding pic.twitter.com/oZPX7n7eua
— Paul Sheehy (@ProStarSports) April 22, 2020
Thompson also went to Temple to play his college football, making him the latest ex-Owl to be signed by former Temple HC and new Panthers coach Matt Rhule.
Thompson, 26, 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 caught one pass for 13 yards in five games with the Vipers in 2020.
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