Greg Olsen

“I think there's no greater impact on a young kid's life than high school sports.”

“For as much fun as I have out there with my teammates, nothing will ever compare to the joy I get from running around and laughing with my kids.”

“Both productivity and all things considered, there's nobody that's been more productive or more consistent than I have. And I'll stand on that until the cows come home.”

“In 2012, I had a son born with very severe congenital heart defect that was life-threatening and required him to go through a series of open-heart surgeries, as young as two days old, and subsequent other procedures.”

“Doctors give your family three options when your unborn baby is diagnosed with HLHS. You can terminate the pregnancy, you can have the baby and refuse treatment, or you can go through with the three surgeries our doctor had told us about. There was never any doubt in our minds that we were going to give our child a chance to survive and thrive.”

“As players, you have to go out and do the best you can and show in practice that you deserve to be one of the 46 guys up.”

“I actually played in Chicago with DK Metcalf's father.”

“The one thing I'll never do is I'll never jeopardize my preparation. I'll never jeopardize any time or energy or efforts that need to be put into my preparation to play football.”

“I just love information.”

“Personally, I really approach every year the same way. I take my offseason training seriously.”

“I think we've learned in our society that people are scared sometimes of something that's different.”

“The reality of going to the Super Bowl was beyond words, as was the disappointment of falling short.”

“Since we've come to Charlotte, we very quickly realized that this is home. This community quickly embraced our family, so we put down roots here. We love it here. This is home for us.”

“Obviously, you're always shocked when you feel like you're not wanted anymore.”

“I had the opportunity to go up to New York and be on the 'Inside Amy Schumer' show with Michael Strahan and Vernon Davis and those guys. That was an opportunity that presented itself, and it was something different and fun. I had a great time. Those guys are really good dudes, and she's obviously incredibly talented.”

“My family obviously takes up a lot of my time and that's by choice.”

“I try to be pretty in tune with my body. If you play this game long enough, you're going to wake up and one day your knee is going to hurt or your back is going to hurt.”

“I think I've shown that I can get up the middle, create some separation, and catch the ball.”

“I'm very confident on where I stand in the league and where I belong.”

“You've got to sustain drives in this league.”