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Vikings Reacquire Adam Thielen From Panthers in Mid-Round Pick Swap

Minnesota turns to the 35-year-old former Pro Bowler to stabilize a thinned receiver group to start J.J. McCarthy’s first season.

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Adam Thielen #19 of the Carolina Panthers makes a catch against the Detroit Lions during the first half of a preseason game at Bank of America Stadium on August 25, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Overview

  • The deal sends Thielen, a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick and a 2027 fifth-rounder to Minnesota for a 2026 fifth and a 2027 fourth, per multiple reports and team confirmations.
  • The Vikings and Thielen are finalizing a revised contract as he enters the final year of a reworked deal reported at $8.75 million with up to $4 million in incentives.
  • Thielen is expected to play a prominent early-season role with Jordan Addison suspended three games, Rondale Moore out for the year, Jalen Nailor sidelined by a hand injury, and Justin Jefferson coming off a camp hamstring.
  • He returns to a familiar offense under Kevin O’Connell and has recent offseason workout ties with McCarthy after nine seasons in Minnesota that produced 534 catches, 6,682 yards and 55 touchdowns.
  • Carolina pivots to younger wideouts including Tetairoa McMillan and Xavier Legette after two productive Thielen seasons there, including 103 catches in 2023 and 615 yards with five TDs in 10 games in 2024.