CHARLOTTE -- Tight end Greg Olsen is the Panthers' Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Nominee for 2016. Olsen is one of 32 players, one from each NFL team, eligible to be selected for the only NFL award that recognizes a player for his community service as well as his excellence on the field. This is the second nomination for Olsen, who was also nominated for the award in 2015.
On the field, Olsen is one of the NFL’s best tight ends. A four-time team captain and two-time Pro Bowler, he is just the seventh tight end in NFL history with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons (2014, 2015).