"Greg Olsen is happy to be a Panther, but he claims it was not his idea to become a former Bear.

Bears general manager Jerry Angelo recently said the tight end "came at me hard last year" for a trade.

Olsen's recollection is different.

"I'm the last one to go to the media and make big spectacles, but sometimes when things aren't right, it's hard to keep your mouth shut," Olsen said in the lunch hall at Wofford College during a break from practice at the Panthers' training camp. "(Angelo) put the perception out that I forced my way out of there, which wasn't true at all.

"He called me into his office before the draft last year to talk about things that were going on, what they were thinking. He straight up told me, 'I understand this offense is not a good fit for you.' I said, 'I understand that Jerry, I agree.' He said, 'But we are not going to trade you, we are keeping you.'"