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Olsen traded
To the Panthers according to Biggs. Player and a pick...
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tell me this is a f****** joke...
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Well what a complete 180. My day just went from super awesome to super pissed off and bad. Jerry Angelo and Co. better have a damn good reason why and the hell they got rid of Olsen. This is f'n ridiculous.
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Only joke is that it was actually done.
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Originally Posted by
lklrlolnlilklsox 
To the Panthers according to Biggs. Player and a pick...
Can't find a report on it anywhere that Biggs usually posts. Is it a tweet or on a radio broadcast?
I'm getting to that age where a lifetime warranty just doesn't mean as much to me anymore as an afternoon nap. 
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Originally Posted by
erased Well what a complete 180. My day just went from super awesome to super pissed off and bad. Jerry Angelo and Co. better have a damn good reason why and the hell they got rid of Olsen. This is f'n ridiculous.
I won't stick up for JA, but I strongly believe that this was purely a Martz call. He's asking for certain players (apparently he was the only one fighting for Brad Smith, while the front office disagreed) and we have to get value out of the players that don't fit.
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I heard it on espn chicago radio, but they just quoted biggs
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Originally Posted by
soulman Can't find a report on it anywhere that Biggs usually posts. Is it a tweet or on a radio broadcast?
He links to the story through his twitter...
https://twitter.com/#!/BradBiggs
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Done deal.
Bears trade TE Greg Olsen to Panthers
Greg Olsen knocks down a pass intended for him that was nearly intercepted by Green Bay's Nick Collins and Clay Matthews. (Andy Lyons, Getty Images / January 23, 2011)
By Brad Biggs Tribune reporter 5:08 p.m. CDT, July 28, 2011
Less than 21 hours after emails announcing Greg Olsen’s availability in trade were leaked to the Tribune, the Chicago Bears have dealt the veteran tight end to Carolina.
According to an NFL source with knowledge of the situation, the Bears traded Olsen to thePanthers for a player and a draft pick (the player is not believed to be wide receiver Steve Smith).
The Bears gave Olsen’s agent Drew Rosenhaus permission to shop Olsen, and they are believed to have come to terms with the Panthers on a contract extension as the 2007 first-round draft pick was entering the final year of his rookie contract with the Bears.
So, the tight end position is getting a total overhaul as another league source told the Tribune veteran tight end Brandon Manumaleuna will be released one season after the Bears signed him to a $15 million, five-year contract that paid him $6 million. The Bears already have agreed to terms with unrestricted free agent Matt Spaeth on a contract, giving them a blocker to take the place of Manumaleuna.
Olsen caught 41 passes for 404 yards and five touchdowns last season, but Mike Martz offenses have rarely utilized the position to catch the ball downfield. Now, the Bears could be in the market for a wide receiver to add to the mix.
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Word is the Bears are after Roy Williams....
I could puke right now.
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