​QB Who Spent 1 Season with Patriots Retires from NFL at Age 31 originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Will Grier spent a little more than two months with the New England Patriots in the middle of a journeyman NFL career.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThat journey ended on Wednesday when Grier officially announced his retirement at the age of 31.”Will Grier came back to his hometown team three months ago, but his comeback won’t continue into training camp,” the Carolina Panthers wrote on their official team website. “The veteran quarterback has chosen to retire. The Panthers placed him on the reserve/retired list on Wednesday.”Grier spent the 2025 season on the Dallas Cowboys practice squad before being cut in March.He then signed with the Panthers and looked set to be a part of their organization for the season ahead.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementInstead, he’s decided that his NFL career is over.MORE: Could Harry Kane become kicker for the Patriots?Grier was a third-round draft pick by the Panthers out of West Virginia in 2019.His only two NFL games came in that rookie season with Carolina. He started twice and lost both games.Across those two starts, he was 28-for-52 passing (53.8%) for 228 yards with no touchdowns and four interceptions.Grier has since spent various periods with the Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Cowboys and Panthers.In September 2023, Grier was signed to the Patriots’ active roster from the Bengals’ practice squad. For two months, he was the QB3 behind Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Pats cut him at the end of November, and that was that for his time in New England.Now, his entire NFL journey has reached its end.Latest Patriots newsTom Brady’s Patriots legacy: How legendary QB set new standardComplete history of Patriots championships