A familiar name is returning to Minnesota. The Minnesota Vikings have completed a trade with the Carolina Panthers for wide receiver Adam Thielen.
Minnesota sent a 2026 fifth-round pick and 2027 fourth-round pick to the Panthers. The Vikings also received a 2026 conditional seventh-round pick and 2027 fifth-round pick in the completion of the deal.
Thielen, a Detroit Lake, Minn. native, spent his first nine NFL seasons with the Vikings before being released following the 2022 season. He spent the past two seasons in Carolina after signing a free agent deal with the Panthers.
The 35-year-old wide receiver has 685 career receptions for 8,311 yards with 64 touchdowns. During his first tenure in Minnesota from 2014-22, Thielen totaled 534 receptions, 6682 yards, and 55 touchdowns.
The Vikings will kickoff the 2025 season on Monday, September 8 in Chicago against the Bears.
