Panthers, Greg Olsen agree to part ways

On Thursday, the Carolina Panthers and Greg Olsen informed that they have agreed to mutually part ways. The 34-year-old tight end just finished his 13th NFL season, and ninth with the Panthers.

As Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network states, the Panthers can’t officially release Olsen until after the Super Bowl, but this announcement means that they will. He was on the books for $11.6 million against the cap.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Olsen’s agent Drew Rosenhaus says his client “is still interested in playing” and that he will be in communication with other teams after the Super Bowl.

Olsen has also had a few sports broadcasting guest appearances and is expected to work as a color analyst whenever he does decide to officially hang up the cleats. 

Olsen caught 52 passes for 597 yards and two touchdowns in 2019. He missed two games near the end of the season after suffering a concussion during a Week 13 loss to the Washington Redskins. 

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Olsen ranks fifth all-time among tight ends in both catches with 718, and in yards with 8,444. He’s the Panthers’ all-time leading tight end in terms of receiving yards, receptions, and 100-yard receiving matches. 

Originally drafted by the Chicago Bears in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft, Olsen spent the first four campaigns of his NFL career in Chicago before being traded to Carolina for a third-round pick. He was a versatile offensive weapon for the Panthers, and he recorded three 1,000-yard seasons in his first six years in Carolina.

The Panthers are in the middle of a big transition, as they have a new head coach in Matt Rhule, face a big question at the quarterback position and lose two leaders on both sides of the ball.

Olsen’s announcement comes just a few weeks after Luke Kuechly announced his retirement from the NFL at age 28. 

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