They say home is where the heart is. But that doesn’t appear to be the case for the Bears when it comes to tight end Greg Olsen, who started his career in Chicago.
Olsen and the Carolina Panthers mutually parted ways, but Olsen is still very much interested in playing in the NFL. Olsen has scheduled meetings with the Bills and Redskins, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
But everyone is wondering if another meeting will take place between Olsen and a certain team in Chicago.
Olsen appeared on the Waddle & Silvy Show on ESPN 1000 Tuesday, where he opened up about whether or not the Bears had contacted him.
“I’ll be honest in my heart I was hoping they would have been one of the first calls,” Olsen said. “To my knowledge we have not heard from them. Whether or not they do or not is hard to say.”
With the Bears in desperate need of production from the tight end position, bringing in Olsen would sense on the surface. But with Olsen’s injury struggles and cap hit — which for 2020 was to be $11.675 million — it doesn’t make much sense for the Bears.
For those Bears fans holding out hope for an Olsen return to Chicago, it looks like your hopes are going to be dashed.
