And while Greg Olsen had an exceptional career here (the first tight end in league history to top 1,000 yards three seasons in a row), he was competing in a group that included Rob Gronkowski, Tony Gonzalez, and Travis Kelce. That's a tough lineup to crack. Likewise Cam Newton, whose career was rare and his MVP season was one of the best individual seasons ever, but Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Patrick Mahomes are hard to argue with.
The other former Panthers player who probably deserved some mention is center Ryan Kalil. The ESPN roster only had one center, Jason Kelce.
There are few statistical measures for centers, and arguing about them is sometimes like stumping for indie bands that you're the only one cool enough to know about.
But he was a three-time All-Pro, and the timing of his career might have kept him from more consideration for the All-Decade teams. The 2007 second-rounder went to his first Pro Bowl in 2009, and was behind Maurkice Pouncey and Alex Mack (also a three-time All-Pro) for the 2010s All-Decade team.
Again, no one's complaining about Kelce, but not having a backup center on a 53-man roster seems risky. I'd have at least kept Kalil on my practice squad. He deserves as much, and the content he and Kelce could have created would be legendary.
At least as good as arguing about content created between minicamp and training camp.