Adam Thielen returns to Vikings in the store with pangers

The Minnesota Vikings repaid Adam Thielen Wednesday in trade with Carolina PanthersGiving a veteran receiver to the chance to finish his career in the country where he was born, raised and played most of his NFL careers.

Pasters will get the fifth draft fifth circle and elected from the fourth round 2027, while Vikings will get Thielen, conditional 2026 seventh round and the elected fifth circle 2027. Years.

The sources showed ESPN that the Vikings would pay the rest of Thielen’s salary for 2025. Year, worth about $ 7 million.

Born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Thielen played hearing at Minnesota State University, Mankato and spent the first 10 seasons of his professional career with Vikingi. Published After Season 2022. years, he will return to alleviate the lack of Minnesota receiver caused by suspended starter with three games Jordan Addison and a series of injuries to other receivers during training camp.

Depending on the way in the next two weeks, Thielen is a strong candidate to start Justin Jefferson In the game in Viking and 1 in the game Chicago Bears (8. September, 20:15 ET, ESPN / ABC).

Thielen composed more Career Catchers (534) during his time with Vikingo than any player in the history of the team, besides Cris Carter and Randy Moss, both are members of the football house Pro Football of Football. This includes 70 catches in the final season, which overlaped with the coach Kevin O’ConnellThe first season in Minnesota.

Thielen’s knowledge of O’Connell’s scheme made it especially attractive to Viking, who lost the receiver Rondale Moore to the knee injury for the season in its present opener and are uncertain in short-term status of 3 receivers Jalen Nailiorwho suffered an injury to the hand 14. August and has not been exercised ever since.

In addition, Thielen also spent time with the return JJ McCarthi In each of the past two summers as part of the Minnesota NFL players who work together before training.

Thielen, 35, went to 2013. years and did not immediately sign with the team as a Rookie Free Agent. The Vikings called it in their type of Nokia on the test, part of the program at the time to use locally based players to ensure that they have enough players to run drills 11 at 11 in the camp.

Thielen signed a full contract after that camp. He developed in the starter in the middle of the 2016 season. Year and earned consecutive traces in a row with return seasons of 1,000 yards in 2017 and 2018. years.

But the insult wiking began to transfer to Jefferson after he came out as a novice in 2020. years, and until 2022. Thielen was a secondary option. The Vikings betrayed Thielen after the season, and do not continue to carry a contract that called to 19.97 million dollars for 2023. Year.