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Head coach Ron Rivera says Greg Olsen told him he wants to play in ’19

Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen could potentially be a top candidate for a coveted broadcasting job that opened up on Thursday morning.

But according to head coach Ron Rivera, Olsen has informed him that he wants to play in 2019.

The Dallas Cowboys announced on Thursday that they had re-signed tight end Jason Witten, who most recently held an analyst position on ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast.

That means ESPN will re-shuffle its broadcast talent, and likely search for another option to replace Witten.

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The Cowboys’ announcement came on the heels of a Wednesday report by the New York Post that said Olsen, 33, was being pursued by both FOX and ESPN for broadcasting positions — though the positions were not specified.