Greg Olsen Ruled Out vs. Cowboys with Foot Injury

Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen left Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys after suffering a foot injury.

Joe Person of The Athletic reported Olsen would not return to the game. Andrew Siciliano of NFL Network later noted Olsen was on crutches and in a walking boot on the sideline.

The right foot is the same one that cost him more than half of the 2017 season. Olsen, 33, finished with a career-low 17 receptions and 191 yards in seven games played.

The injuries forced Olsen to think about a change in career paths this offseason. He discussed joining ESPN's Monday Night Football booth at one point before the job went to Jason Witten. The Panthers and Olsen agreed to a contract extension in April.

"I think I can play a good while," Olsen said last November, per David Newton of ESPN.com. "Prior to this season if you would have asked me that, I would say I could play four or five more years.

"I don't think that's going to alter very much. I expect to come back and be fine."

There is no word on the severity of the injury, but any long-term absence will leave Cam Newton without his favorite target yet again. Olsen had recorded at least 69 receptions every year from 2012 to 2016 and made three Pro Bowls.

Rookie Ian Thomas will take over at tight end and could become a fantasy sleeper if Olsen's foot injury proves to be a major recurrence.