[news] Olsen is a strange trade "business" agreement

CHICAGO - You wanted a little excitement, Bears fan, and now I have.

Beginning Thursday night, the Chicago Bears has not added a "sexy" free agent - only the needs of the home as a passel of rookies, the punter and a blocking tight end - but lost a popular, blonde hair tight end on the eve of "Bearbounnais."

Within 24 hours, Greg Olsen was not until the end of narrow confidence (even if for a bit of new paper) to the performance of a song by James Taylor. He is "gone to Carolina" in a third-round pick.

His final farewell to the team that drafted him in 2007 was a press release of 30 words without mentioning its destination, until a subsequent correction. Before he came, it was as if the winds changed and the sea, which had better ratings quarterback Jimmy Clausen last year.

If Olsen were still in the "Seventh Floor Crew," his nom de guerre DJ would now fungible. After so much promise and hype, he was cast to one side of a philosophy. The Bears obviously do not want to spend money again in a position that is most coveted, so this agreement is necessary.

After scoring a relative victory for the owners (yes, it was a compromise, but the owners do not beat up the players and a lot of anti-union believed that the 'experts'), the status quo is to return to the NL Olsen Cup veterans, such as expendable on a whim.

Players like to repeat his blanket "is a business," but I prefer the old line from Kurt Vonnegut, "So it goes. "And as good as Olsen could be as large as could look striped half, never quite made the leap to dominant tight end, thanks to crime in general, bad.

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[news] Panthers deal for tight end Olsen

CHARLOTTE - The Panthers had a procedure on Thursday.

It just was not what many expected.

Hours after Steve Smith backed off his trade demand and decided to stay in Charlotte, the Panthers acquired the Chicago tight end Greg Olsen, in exchange for a future, the Panthers announced Thursday night.

The Chicago Tribune reported that the Bears will receive the Panthers third-round pick in 2012.

With Jeremy Shockey, Olsen gives the Panthers another proven receiver at tight end. He was then drafted in the first round in 2007, Olsen averaged almost 50 catches, 500 yards and five touchdowns in a season of his four years with the Bears.

Olsen is in the final year of his rookie contract.

The Panthers report to Wofford this morning after a day that saw dizzying few make more than $ 137 million to shut four of its key players with offers of five years and say goodbye to the last member of his team's inaugural .

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