Greg Olsen

Biography

Greg Olsen was born in Paterson, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby Wayne, where his father coached the high school football team he'd go on to star for. He played college football at Miami before the Chicago Bears took him in the first round of the 2007 draft, but he made his biggest mark after a 2011 trade to the Carolina Panthers, where he became the first tight end in NFL history to post three straight 1,000-yard receiving seasons and helped anchor the offense that carried Carolina to Super B…