With only 84 days left before the Panthers open their 2019 season Russell Color Rush Shepard Jersey , let’s take a look at No. 84 Jason Vander Laan who went from a record-breaking college quarterback to an NFL hopeful at tight end." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesCat Scratch Reader homepageHorizontal - WhiteCat Scratch Readera Carolina Panthers communityFollow Cat Scratch Reader online:Follow Cat Scratch Reader on TwitterFollow Cat Scratch Reader on FacebookLog in or sign upLog InSign UpSite searchSearchSearchCat Scratch Reader main menuFanpostsFanshotsSectionsAboutPanthersOddsShopStubHubMoreAll 321 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections Keep Sounding PodcastPanthers 2019 Training CampCSR Film RoomPanthers 2019 season opener countdown: 84 days to goNew,9commentsWith only 84 days left before the Panthers open their 2019 season, let’s take a look at No. 84 Jason Vander Laan who went from a record-breaking college quarterback to an NFL hopeful at tight end.EDTThere are only 84 days until the Carolina Panthers kick off the 2019 season, so let’s take a closer look at quarterback tight end Jason Vander Laan. Jason Vander Laan, Quarterback Tight endBioHeight: 6’3”Weight: 245 lbsAge: 26College: Ferris StateExperience:2 yearsWill Grier? Take a seat, rookie. Taylor Heinicke? Meh. The Panthers already have Cam Newton’s dual-threat backup on the roster and his name is Jason Vander Laan. The former Ferris State signal caller passed for 8,240 yards and 85 touchdowns during his legendary college career. He also rushed for 5,953 yards and 81 more touchdowns Jordan Scarlett Jersey , making him the greatest rushing quarterback in the history of college football!Vander Laan became the first player in NCAA history rush and pass for over 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. In 2014 he won the Harlon Hill Trophy which is given to the top NCAA Division II player in the country. If Cam Newton’s shoulder issues flare up, the Panthers have another excellent dual-threat quarterback to lead the offense. Or maybe not. After all, quarterbacks don’t wear No. 84. Despite Vander Laan’s stellar Division II career as a quarterback he has spent his brief stint in the NFL as a converted tight end. After going undrafted in 2016 he was signed as a tight end to the New York Jets practice squad. In 2017 he landed on the Indianapolis Colts practice squad and was promoted to the 53-man roster in November, appearing in four games. He played four offensive snaps and 62 special teams but didn’t record any stats. In 2018 Vander Laan was waived by the Colts and signed to the Panthers practice squad. As he returns to Carolina for the 2019 season it will be difficult for him to make a 53-man roster. The Panthers currently have eight tight ends on the roster including incumbents Greg Olsen, Ian Thomas, and Chris Manhertz.The odds of Jason Vander Laan succeeding as an NFL tight end are slim, but his college career and backstory are awesome. There’s always the chance he could be converted into some type of Taysom Hill multi-position weapon https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Christian-Miller-Jersey , but that’s probably a long shot. Only time will tell if Jason Vander Laan can defy the odds by converting from quarterback to tight end and carve out a meaningful NFL career. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL player Spencer Paysinger is drawing on his high school days living between two worlds for his first major Hollywood project.Paysinger grew up in economically depressed South Los Angeles, but he attended Beverly Hills High School, where he captained the football team in the wealthy enclave. The culture shock he experienced is the basis for “All American,” debuting Oct. 10 on the CW.“I definitely had a gang influence with friends and family growing up in South Central, and people might think that Beverly Hills definitely shielded me from some problems. But in actuality, it only opened up a whole new can of worms,” Paysinger told a TV critics’ meeting on Monday.“Just dealing with kids with affluence Will Grier Jersey , kids with drug problems and having their parents not be there for weeks on end because they’re vacationing or they’re doing big business. Just dealing with that contrast was probably the biggest thing that I had to go through.”Paysinger commuted daily to high school as part of a program that brought students from other areas to Beverly Hills, where he had two uncles and an aunt who coached and taught there.Spencer eventually attended the University of Oregon and won a Super Bowl title with the New York Giants, one of four NFL teams he played for before achieving his goal of retiring from the league no later than age 30.The series shoots in some of Paysinger’s old haunts in South L.A., like a local park and the barbershop he has patronized since he was a kid.“South Central’s been portrayed so many different ways in the media for however long,” Paysinger said. “But with this show, I definitely want to implant that family aspect of the community.”Producers hired a consulting firm that designs all of the football plays in the show, and consulting producer Paysinger wants to make sure the action is authentic.“I don’t want friends, I don’t want family texting https://www.carolinapanthersfanshop.com/Greg-Little-Jersey , emailing me saying, ‘That’s not it. They couldn’t have converted on that,’ ” he said.Paysinger isn’t the only one with pro sports ties involved in the show. One of the writers is Jon Alston, who played five years in the NFL, and retired Major League Soccer player Robbie Rogers is a producer.