Cam Newton took Greg Olsen to dinner hours after the Carolina Panthers TE parted ways with the team ... and Cam got SUPER EMOTIONAL about his friend on the way out.
"Hey, you TMZ??? Listen here .... "
That's how the QB started his tribute to Olsen outside Prime 112 in Miami ... comparing him to the GREATEST tight ends of all time, while fighting back the urge to cry!!!
There was booze. There was high praise. There was also Christian McCaffrey and Olivia Culpo!