Via Pro Football Talk:

“Today, I had the opportunity to sit down with Marty Hurney and have a great conversation regarding my future with the organization. The team and I are both on the same page that it is best we go in different directions for now,” Olsen said. “On the field, I will always cherish the nine seasons we shared together. The wins, the losses, standing at midfield holding the Halas Trophy as NFC champs. The reality of going to the Super Bowl was beyond words, as was the disappointment of falling short.”

The Panthers will clear a little more than $8 million in cap space through this move. They cannot officially drop Olsen from the roster until after the Super Bowl.

The Panthers are clearly not finished making changes.  The big question is what will Carolina do with Cam Newton?

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