CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera didn't hesitate when asked what it will mean to have tight end Greg Olsen in Round 3 of this season's series against NFC South rival New Orleans.
"A lot," he said.
Olsen didn't play the first two times the Panthers faced the Saints, both wins by New Orleans. The first game he was out with a broken foot suffered before the Week 3 game in Charlotte. He was held out of the second meeting because of soreness in the foot after he attempted to make his comeback a week earlier against the New York Jets.