Mike Isles 583 Posted January 24, 2021 Longtime tight end Greg Olsen is calling it a career. Olsen, 35, announced his retirement from football during FOX's pregame show ahead of Sunday's NFC Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Olsen will join the network as an analyst. Drafted by the Chicago Bears in 2007, Olsen spent most of his career with the Carolina Panthers before playing his final season with the Seattle Seahawks in 2020. Olsen had 8,683 receiving yards, 742 receptions and 60 touchdowns over the course of his 14 seasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peenie 1,690 Posted January 25, 2021 All these years I thought he was black. Didn't he used to play for the Panthers with Cam Newton? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kutulu 1,545 Posted January 25, 2021 5 minutes ago, peenie said: All these years I thought he was black. Didn't he used to play for the Panthers with Cam Newton? Yep and the Bears before that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fandandy 3,311 Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, kutulu said: Yep and the Bears before that He played his final season with the Seattle Seahawks. I hear he's going to be an analyst for FOX now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KSB2424 3,083 Posted January 25, 2021 Class act, great player. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Utilit99 4,099 Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, peenie said: All these years I thought he was black. Didn't he used to play for the Panthers with Cam Newton? I don't see color. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Isles 583 Posted January 26, 2021 5 hours ago, peenie said: All these years I thought he was black. Didn't he used to play for the Panthers with Cam Newton? Did you read the quote / article ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hawkeye21 1,853 Posted January 26, 2021 I was so pissed when the Bears traded him. He was the best receiver on the team then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titans&bucs&bearsohmy! 2,745 Posted January 26, 2021 7 hours ago, peenie said: All these years I thought he was black. Didn't he used to play for the Panthers with Cam Newton? Thats kinda an odd assumption. Greg Olsen is a pretty whitebread Scandinavian name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
taco breath 419 Posted January 26, 2021 9 hours ago, peenie said: All these years I thought he was black. Didn't he used to play for the Panthers with Cam Newton? And he was your first pick in a ccdl dynasty rebuild. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edjr 5,562 Posted January 26, 2021 About time he took care of his daughters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
