It seemed like the worst case scenario had unfolded for Panthers fans after star tight end Greg Olsen was forced to exit the team’s game vs. the Jets on Sunday after the veteran re-aggravated his foot injury in the first half. However, it appears that disaster has been averted as Olsen’s tests came back negative on Monday, reports Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. Olsen remains listed as day-to-day according to Schefter.
The 32-year-old had his foot examined by specialist Dr. Robert Anderson, sources tell Schefter and Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com. This is the same doctor who performed Olsen’s foot surgery earlier in the season.
Olsen had been optimistic after yesterday’s game that the foot injury was going to be less serious than the one he suffered a few months ago.
“I was ready to come back. I felt good. It just wasn’t quite exactly where it needed to be to play in the NFL,” Olsen said. “So live to play another week. Hopefully it’s better next week.” (Quote courtesy of Jospeh Person of The Charlotte Observer).
Carolina could really use at least a somewhat healthy Olsen as they traded a one of their better playmakers in Kelvin Benjamin and have lost high pick Curtis Samuel for the year. In his brief return to action, the tight end caught one pass for ten yards. However, with hopefully more meaningful playing time to come in the future, expect Olsen to be one of the focal points of the offense should he stay healthy enough to be effective.