Gates is the only one of the three, though, who, like Granger, did not play college football, as Graham and Gonzalez played both sports in college. Current Indianapolis Colts tight end Mo Alie-Cox also notably played college basketball and not football.

The NFL's Carolina Panthers have signed Colin Granger, a 6-foot-9 forward for Coastal Carolina men's basketball, who began his collegiate career at Ohio University.

A former 6-foot-9 college basketball player has signed an NFL contract. We've seen several former college basketball players lace it up in the National Football League. Julius Peppers played college basketball at North Carolina,