When the Seattle Seahawks signed tight end Greg Olsen away from the broadcast booth, they knew they were getting a veteran player who is on the older side of the coin, at least compared to his peers.
Perhaps nothing further emphasizes Olsen’s longevity in the league than the fact that he will play the 2020 season alongside the son of one of his former teammates.
Olsen was teammates with offensive lineman Terrence Metcalf while on the Bears in 2007 and 2008. Metcalf’s son, DK Metcalf, was ten years old when Olsen first joined the Bears as a rookie out of Miami.
Now, Metcalf is Seattle’s No. 2 receiver, coming off an excellent rookie season that saw him rack up 58 receptions for 900 yards and seven touchdowns. He will be teammates with Olsen, who turns 35 in less than a week and is entering his 13th NFL season.
Greg Olsen played with DK's dad as a rookie. 12 years later, he's joining forces with DK on the Seahawks 🙌 @dkm14 @gregolsen88 pic.twitter.com/ER2E5Uk0bW
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) March 3, 2020
“I actually played in Chicago with DK Metcalf’s father. So that’s how old I am/how young he is,” Olsen said. “So this is going to be the first time in my career that I will play with a father and son. His father was Terrence Metcalf. He was one of our offensive lineman in Chicago my first year or so up there and here I am all these years later playing with his kid.”
Olsen is expected to be a complement to Will Dissly at the tight end position in 2020, and gives Seattle a much-needed veteran presence and steady pass-catcher for Russell Wilson.
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