SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Greg Olsen almost took off his signature toboggan hat during training-camp warmups Sunday as the heat index topped 110 degrees and the humidity became thick enough to cut.
Almost.
“It was hot as hell in warmups, but I made it through,’’ said the Carolina Panthers Pro Bowl tight end. “Obviously, I’m not going to take this thing off. I’m going to pass out before I take this off.’’
The toboggan is Olsen’s trademark. After a college career at Miami, he began wearing them as a rookie in 2007 with the Chicago Bears to keep his head warm, and it stuck.