Greg Olsen News

From the day the Carolina Panthers ' 2011 season ended following a 45-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints , the organization and fans alike began preparations for the 2012 NFL draft.

So, this is more of a "nail in the coffin" type of post because I'm really getting about as sick of discussing David Gettis and Brandon LaFell as I am arguing with Tater that Armanti isn't going to be our backup 3rd string QB and likely might not be with the team this year.

Yesterday the Carolina Panthers made another roster tweak as they cut Idaho RB Princeton McCarty from the practice squad to add TE Nelson Rosario of UCLA who was released following Jacksonville's rookie mini-camp. On the surface it's easy to dismiss Rosario as a 'camp body', especially when he was one of the Jaguars ' castoffs.

Following his comments last week that he wanted to be more of a leader in his second season, Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton told Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole he was a "bad teammate" during his record-breaking rookie season.

One of the best things about the Carolina Panthers since Ron Rivera became head coach is the forthright nature by which he addresses the media, and fans.

I think that the defense will make major improvements, going from terrible to average.

Dec, 24, 2011; Charlotte, NC, USA; Carolina Panthers tight end Jeremy Shockey scores a touchdown as Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Ahmad Black defends in the fourth quarter.

I walk to Carolina Panthers practice Thursday, stuck in a logjam behind DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart, and from the back there's a voice, talking and singing, loud and low.

After the way the Carolina Panthers offense performed last season it would make sense to bring back most of their offensive players.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers want to trade Kellen Winslow , but they may find that easier said than done.

The Observer's Joseph Person had a very interesting, one-on-one interview with Panther coach Ron Rivera that we published in Sunday's and Monday's newspapers.

Typically I detest the constant stream of 'We should sign ____!' ideas every time a player is cut, or made available- but in the case of Buccaneers TE Kellen Winslow there's a schematic precedent and relationship with Rob Chudzinski that makes it an interesting scenario.

This may mean the end of Jeremy Shockey in Carolina Panther blue. The Panthers also have Greg Olsen as their starting tight end.

The four-star Rivals.com pro-style signal-caller from Wayne Hills High School made his pledge to Golden and offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Jedd Fisch on Friday morning, giving the Hurricanes a big offensive piece to their current recruiting cycle.

In the second part of the Q&A with Ron Rivera, the Panthers' coach discusses how communication lapses hurt the defense last year, the return of linebackers Jon Beason and Thomas Davis and the competition at the No.

ESPN 150 quarterback Kevin Olsen gave an oral commitment to Miami on Friday. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound four-star prospect chose the Hurricanes over Auburn, South Carolina and Wisconsin.

Highly Intelligent guy. You can tell he really loves being a Panther and here the excitement he has for this season and off season.

It's no secret that Auburn is searching for a pro-style quarterback in the class of 2013, and Wednesday was a good news/bad news day in terms of quarterback recruiting on The Plains.

The Panthers have announced they've made a move at tight end, signing Joe Jon Finley and waiving Tarren Lloyd.

It had been the better part of a decade since Carolina Panthers fans had any excitement about their tight ends, but with Rob Chudzinski running an offense heavily invested in the position, it became clear as soon as he was signed that the Panthers would be looking at tight end in a new light.