OLINDO MARE RUMORS & GOSSIP

Panthers special teams to lean on Mare

The Panthers will look to Olindo Mare to carry the special teams after a solid 2011 season.
Via Fox Sports Carolinas  |  February 24, 2012

Panthers lean on Mare to carry on kicking tradition

This is the final installment of a 7-part series focusing on the position groups of the Carolina Panthers. After 15 years of pretty much only John Kasay kicking extra points and field goals for the Carolina Panthers, the franchise put forth a new face at the vital position last season. Olindo Mare had quite a career himself before arriving in the Carolinas, and for the first half...
Via Fox Sports Carolinas  |  February 24, 2012

Olindo Mare will kick today vs. Houston

HOUSTON Olindo Mare lived to kick another Sunday. Mare won the kicking competition with newly-signed rookie Adi Kunalic and will retain his placekicking duties today against the Texans. Panthers coach Ron Rivera hinted that Mare would be the choice Friday when he said Kunalic had gotten a little sore after his first week of serious kicking since the Panthers released him Sept. 3...
Via Inside The Panthers  |  December 18, 2011

Olindo Mare: What Should the Panthers Do With the Struggling Kicker?

Olindo Mare is not a popular man in the Carolinas. The struggling kicker missed a 31-yard field goal that would have given the Panthers a 26-24 lead late in the game against Atlanta, and also missed a kick against Minnesota earlier in the season that would have sent the game to overtime. Now, fans are calling for him to be cut. The only problem with that is he signed a four-year...
Via Cat Crave  |  December 17, 2011

Carolina Panthers team report: Olindo Mare has competition

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Via SportingNews.com  |  December 14, 2011

Mare's future with Panthers in doubt

Olindo Mare now has competition. The Panthers have brought in undrafted rookie kicker Adi Kunalic to compete with the veteran.
Via car.scout.com  |  December 14, 2011

Panthers add K Kunalic to challenge Mare

The Carolina Panthers have signed rookie kicker Adi Kunalic, but have decided to keep veteran Olindo Mare on the roster. Kunalic, an undrafted rookie from Nebraska, attended training camp with the Panthers but was cut before the season. Mare missed a 36-yard field goal with 5:26 left in the game Sunday that would have given Carolina a 26-24 lead against Atlanta. Instead, the Falcons...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 13, 2011

That Miss Is O’Mare!

Check out this hilarious tribute to Olindo Mare after missing a short field goal to tie the game for the Panthers last week. Thanks to nflpanthersO7 for this funny video set to the famous Dean Martin song “That’s Amore”. The Panthers were on the verge of tieing up last weeks game against the Minnesota Vikings when Mare pulled this 31 yard field goal left. The Panthers have...
Via GackSports  |  November 06, 2011

Mare upset with missed kick

Olindo Mare is kicking himself after failing to kick the game-tying field goal against the Vikings. The Panthers found plenty of other holes with their game, like their run defense, keeping their offense on the field in the second half and consistently stopping Jared Allen.
Via min.scout.com  |  November 01, 2011

Teammates defend Panthers kicker Mare

CHARLOTTE, NC Entering Sunday's game, in nearly 14-12 seasons as a placekicker in the NFL, Olindo Mare had converted 81.6 percent of his field-goal attempts, including 90 percent from less than 40 yards. But on Sunday, the reliable Carolina Panthers veteran botched a 31-yard attempt with 26 seconds left, allowing the Minnesota Vikings to escape with a 24-21 victory. Mare was...
Via Fox Sports Carolinas  |  October 30, 2011
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