Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen is auditioning Friday for the analyst role for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football,” according to an industry source.
Olsen is the first known candidate to go to ESPN’s headquarters in Bristol, Conn., to interview for the high-profile position that became available when Jon Gruden returned to coaching with the Oakland Raiders.
The New York Post’s Andrew Marchand was the first to report Olsen’s audition. Marchand also mentioned Olsen as a possibility for the color analyst role for FOX’s Thursday night broadcast crew, if Peyton Manning turns down the job.
Olsen, 33, has one year remaining on a contract that will pay him $6.