Thomas Davis, Greg Olsen to officially retire as Carolina Panthers in special ceremony Linebacker Thomas Davis and tight end Greg Olsen are signing one-day contracts to retire as members of the Carolina Panthers. A retirement news videoconference is set for March 11. (Source: AP Photo/Rick Scuteri and Paul Sancya, File) By WBTV Web Staff | March 11, 2021 at 10:27 AM EST - Updated March 11 at 8:12 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - Former linebacker Thomas Davis and tight end Greg Olsen will officially retire as members of the Carolina Panthers on Thursday, March 11, at Bank of America Stadium.
The retirement event begins at 11 a.m. and will be streamed on Panthers.com, the Panthers’ app, and the team’s Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts.
Frank Vatrano scored 2:48 into overtime, Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4 on Thursday night to sweep a two-game series. The Panthers scored three times in the third period to erase a 4-1 deficit before Vatrano tipped in a rebounded shot from Jonathan Huberdeau to win it. “We knew we had the momentum going in overtime and (Huberdeau) has a great chance before, and I would have lost some sleep if I didn’t bury that second one there,” said Vatrano, who played in his 300th NHL game.
Adopting less offensive and more inclusive team mascots will cost the Pascack Valley reigonal school district $300,000.
Superintendent Erik Gunderson pushed back at criticism of the cost and speed of the rebranding and said the board fast tracked the repainting of the football field end zones. At the end of the spring I talked about the different options. I said that we did not have to replace the end zone. I said that we could do a rebranding over many years. It was this board after a lot of consideration in the summer and in the fall that suggested we do this now, Gunderson said.