CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Panthers announced they have signed Pro Bowl tight end Greg Olsen to a three-year contract extension that will keep him with the team through the 2018 season.
The deal was announced on Thursday but terms were not immediately known.
Olsen went to his first Pro Bowl in 2014 after catching 84 passes for 1.008 yards, both new franchise records for a tight end.
He finished the regular season third among all NFL tight ends in receptions and has six touchdowns. He had three 100-yard receiving games last season, the most ever by a Carolina tight end.
Olsen, 26, was acquired in a trade from Chicago in 2011 and has played in 126 consecutive regular season games, the second-longest active streak among NFL tight ends.
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