Education
He attended South Kitsap High School in Portuguese Orchard, Washington, and was a letterman in high school football, wrestling, and track and field for the South Kitsap Wolves.
He attended South Kitsap High School in Portuguese Orchard, Washington, and was a letterman in high school football, wrestling, and track and field for the South Kitsap Wolves.
He played college football for the University of Washington and earned All-American honors. He was originally drafted by the NFL"s Tennessee Oilers in the fifth round of the 1998 NFL Draft and played his entire 10-year career with the Tennessee organization. Olson was born in Bremerton, Washington.
In football, as a senior, he was named as second team All-United States of America selection by United States of America Today.
In track and field, he placed third at the state championship meet as a junior, and fourth as a senior. Olson attended the University of Washington, and played for the Washington Huskies football team from 1994 to 1997.
As junior in 1996, he was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at guard. As a senior in 1997, he was a first-team All-America selection by the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation.
The Tennessee Oilers selected Olson in the fifth round (139th pick overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he played for the Oilers (later called the Tennessee Titans) from 1998 to 2007.
After his rookie season, he started every game in which he played, including a total of 140 of the 152 regular season games in which he appeared. In 1999, the Titans made it to Super Bowl XXXIV in which Olson started, however they lost to the Kurt Warner-led Saint Louis Rams.