Panthers Extend Greg Olsen

[Moorgan]

Cam may wait for the Wilson contract. Let Wilson get paid and then use that contract as a bar to negotiate. So Cam's may not be for a while.

[Proudiddy]

Awesome. Love Greg! Congrats to him and us as fans.

[Mr. Scot]

I could see them using this offseason to do deals for guys like Olsen, Davis, Johnson, etc and putting off working on the deals for Cam and Luke till late in the season or next offseason (especially with Luke).

[Moorgan]

I could see them using this offseason to do deals for guys like Olsen, Davis, Johnson, etc and putting off working on the deals for Cam and Luke till late in the season or next offseason (especially with Luke).

I agree. Add in the likeliness that the cap will jump again next year by maybe $10 Mil again and the two truly monster contracts of Cam and Luke may be the large majority of next years money.

[NJPanthers12]

All in all a solid deal, but not loving how it adds $3 million to his cap hit this year. Still hoping we can get to that $21 million mark in cap space. According to my math we now $15,642,313 in space. 

[Mr. Scot]

I agree. Add in the likeliness that the cap will jump again next year by maybe $10 Mil again and the two truly monster contracts of Cam and Luke may be the large majority of next years money.

I wouldn't have a problem with that.

Get the infrastructure of the roster around Cam in place, then talk extension. Next year, do the same with Luke.

[camtheone]

CLASS ACT!!!!!!  CONGRATS!!  KEEP POUNDING!!!

[TheSpecial1]

Congrats to Greg.

[MV%doe]

All in all a solid deal, but not loving how it adds $3 million to his cap hit this year. Still hoping we can get to that $21 million mark in cap space. According to my math we now $15,642,313 in space.

Remember the draft changes all. Need around 5 million to sign the class. Picks 1-5 push the 51st contract higher. 6-7 normally don't count, cause 51st is normally around $500,000. Plus 90,000 for UDFAs too.

Plus remember dave likes to carry around 5 million into the season as insurance.

So........basically panthers don't have any room. Unless other contracts get reworked or worded to hit next year when the panthers should have around 55 million in space(no cam deal or TD)

[Oldschool Leroy]

This is the second best news of the day!!!!

 

It has been a Montsta day!

 

[GRWatcher]

Charlotte loves Olsen as much as he loves Charlotte. Great move. I was so disappointed when we didn't get a chance to draft him.

 

I can see him as a future GM, he's smarter than most of them now. He'll learn from Gettleman, you watch.

 

Can Greg play LT?

lol I think he basically does each time he's lined up on the left next to Bell.

[MV%doe]

Two years ago I said he was overpaid. Olsen was just another terrible herniay contract, but in those two years he's been worth the money. 7.5 is fair to all sides, plus given his work ethic no issues with him haynesworthing. He's cam best friend on the field too.

[Frank Hollywood]

Remember the draft changes all. Need around 5 million to sign the class. Picks 1-5 push the 51st contract higher. 6-7 normally don't count, cause 51st is normally around $500,000. Plus 90,000 for UDFAs too.

Plus remember dave likes to carry around 5 million into the season as insurance.

So........basically panthers don't have any room. Unless other contracts get reworked or worded to hit next year when the panthers should have around 55 million in space(no cam deal or TD)

I believe we only need about 3 million due to us picking so late. Also, we HAVE to spend 89% of our cap, we won't carry 5 mil extra this year.

[Panthers Fanatic]

Yes! Olsen is one of my all-time favorites and I am glad he will be with us for a long time. Panther4Life!