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Realistically, how many more years does Greg Olsen have?

Heath Miller's retirement had me thinking about Olsen and how many years he has left. I compared their stats with this Pro Football Reference page, and besides Miller's insane catch %, they're pretty similar. Miller has about 300 yards and 50 receptions more than Greg, and Greg has 5 more TDs. However, Heath is 33 and has never had a 1,000 yard season, and Greg is 30 and has had two in the last two years. Each of Olsen's last four seasons had more yards than Miller's best year.

While it's pretty much impossible for Olsen to pass Tony Gonzalez for the #1 spot (Gonzalez's stats after age 30 are better than Olsen's career stats ), he can probably finish at least top 5 for receiving yards and maybe TDs as well.

He isn't young anymore, but he's putting up the best stats of his career. I think he can play another 4 or 5 years at a high level. So ignoring the possibility of injury, how many years do you all think he has left?

Posted Feb 20, 2016, 6:53 PM UTC

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JOEYxFRESCOCAMVP•

Realistically?

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swanbearpigCarolina•

He'll push it till 60 but at that point he will be making vet minimums, etc. Pretty much a player you sign just to sell tickets

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BlindWillieJohnson•

Tony G played until he was 36. Heath Miller retired at 33. Witten's gonna play until 197.

I think that expecting 3-4 years is realistic.

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statix37•

Let's get that man a ring

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Vanelz•

The Top 12 from the Top yards TE average 12 years of play. Given that, I would go with Greg getting 4 more years at least.

As for the bonus question, I would say he gets 800yds/year average depending on his drop off.

800 x 4 = 3200 + 6292 = 9492 yards is my rough guess and that would put him at #5 for most receiving yards by a TE.

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asvalis•

Boom. Next question.

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swanbearpigCarolina•

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JCoxRocks10•

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swanbearpigCarolina•

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no_ragrats•

Boom. Next question.

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28bOP•

Bonus question, where do you guys think Olsen will end up on the TE receiving yards list?

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ace_boogie•

Wow, I can't believe he's that high. I would guess either 5th or 6th all time.

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Achenin•

I bet he'll retire once this contract is up.

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chiller248459•

I feel Grego may have to start taking off some snaps here and there, but I think he has several more years of successful play ahead of him.

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Hawkince•

Honestly? At least 200

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TurtleTime25The Village Idiot•

All of them

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net_403•

My uninformed perception would say he has at least 2 good years left, can maybe make it to 34 with reduced production

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mattpacman96•

Wow, Olsen is about 500 yards away from 10th all time. But to answer your question, I say 4 years

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Stalked_Like_Corn4•

Current level? 3 years. Overall? 5 years and then he retires with 5 Super Bowl rings.

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