Greg Olsen will be in Atlanta on Sunday to call the Steelers-Falcons game for FOX. His old club, the Carolina Panthers, could use his on-field services.
When Bryce Young opens his second NFL season on Sunday at New Orleans (1 p.m. ET, FOX), he’ll be without starting tight end Ian Thomas (calf) as well as backup Tommy Tremble (hamstring/back). Rookie Ja’Tavion Sanders is expected to start.
Head coach Dave Canales has confidence in his rookie, who’s been practicing with the first-team offense.
The absence of Thomas and Tremble also sets the stage for the next chapter in one of the NFL’s best stories you probably haven’t heard. As documented by Mike Kaye of the Charlotte Observer, Jordan Matthews is a converted wide receiver who fought hard to make the Panthers’ final roster and returns to the site of his last significant touchdown, the Caesars Superdome, six seasons ago.