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Greg Olsen founded Youth Inc., a content platform, media network, and digital commerce platform focused on youth sports. He hosts the company's flagship podcast, leveraging his NFL career and relationships to enhance its offering.
Greg Olsen partnered with New Era for exclusive knit beanies. This collaboration also involved the Carolina Panthers and Levine Children's Hospital.
Players Health, a youth sports insurance platform, became a founding partner for the second season of Youth Inc.'s podcast with Greg Olsen.
Gregory Walter Olsen Jr. was born on March 11, 1985, in Paterson, New Jersey. He attended Wayne Hills High School, where he excelled in both football and basketball, earning recognition as a USA Today first-team All-American as a senior in 2002. He initially enrolled at the University of Notre Dame before transferring to the University of Miami in 2003. As a tight end for the Miami Hurricanes, he accumulated 87 receptions for 1,215 yards and six touchdowns over his collegiate career. Olsen was selected by the Chicago Bears as the 31st overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft, marking the beginning of his 14-season professional football career.
Olsen’s NFL career included playing for the Chicago Bears (2007–2010), Carolina Panthers (2011–2019), and Seattle Seahawks (2020). He achieved significant milestones with the Carolina Panthers, becoming the first tight end in NFL history to record three consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards (2014-2016). During his time with the Panthers, he also earned three Pro Bowl selections (2014–2016) and was a key player in the team’s Super Bowl 50 appearance. Over his entire career, Olsen amassed 742 receptions, 8,683 receiving yards, and 60 receiving touchdowns. He announced his retirement from the NFL in January 2021, signing a one-day contract with the Carolina Panthers to retire as a member of the team.
Following his retirement from playing, Olsen transitioned into sportscasting, joining Fox Sports as a full-time color commentator in 2021. He quickly rose to prominence, becoming the lead color commentator for the NFL on Fox for the 2022 and 2023 seasons, which included broadcasting Super Bowl LVII. Currently, he is part of Fox’s second team of commentators for the 2024 NFL season. Beyond broadcasting, Olsen co-founded Audiorama, a podcast network and production company, in March 2022. He also established Receptions For Research: The Greg Olsen Foundation in 2009, dedicated to funding cancer research, an initiative inspired by his mother’s own battle with cancer.
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