The Minnesota Vikings desperately needed to address the wide receiver position following roster cuts. Rondale Moore is out for the season with a knee injury, Justin Jefferson recently returned to practice after missing three and a half weeks with a hamstring injury, Tai Felton is dealing with minor hand soreness, and Jalen Nailor is week-to-week with a hand injury as well. Meanwhile, the NFL suspended Jordan Addison for the first three games for violating the league’s Substance Abuse Policy.
Because of this, the Vikings were in the market for a veteran receiver.
The Minnesota Vikings expressed interest in a familiar face
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The Minnesota Vikings have expressed interest in reuniting with Adam Thielen over the past week after spending the last two seasons apart. The main disagreement between the two parties is that the Vikings wanted them to eat part of the 35-year-old’s salary, while the Carolina Panthers also sought multiple draft picks in exchange. Thielen enters the final year of his contract and is scheduled to earn a $6.25 million base salary, a $750,000 prorated signing bonus, a $500,000 bonus, and a $7.19 million cap hit in 2025, according to Over The Cap.
The Minnesota Vikings pulled off a massive trade
According to Adam Schefter, the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers have agreed to a massive one-player trade and multiple late-round pick swaps. The Vikings acquire Adam Thielen and take on his entire salary, along with a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick, while the Panthers receive a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick. Finally, Thielen returns to his hometown for what might be his last season in the NFL.
Homecoming: Panthers and Vikings are finalizing a trade for WR Adam Thielen to return to Minnesota, sources tell ESPN.
The trade: Vikings get Thielen, a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick and a 2027 fifth-round pick.
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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 27, 2025
Minnesota Vikings fans hyped for Pro Bowlers’ reunion
We’re so back
— cdott (@jjmccaurathy) August 27, 2025
Welcome back @athielen19! We missed you!
— Morblius (@Morblius) August 27, 2025
Good for him
— KingXPodcast (@KingXPodcast) August 27, 2025
Low-cost move for proven leadership and chemistry with JJ. Smart trade
— Itzsammy_dami (@Itzsammy_dami1) August 27, 2025
Home sweet home.
— BiggBreeze (@BigBreezy29) August 27, 2025
LETS GOOOOO WELCOME HOME 💜💛
— Sam Peterson (@sampete6801) August 27, 2025
That is a good deal. Should help JJ a lot.
— Aaron Dibert (@dibert_aaron) August 27, 2025
i can’t believe mccarthy is going to get thielen, harrison and jettas all a ring!
— skol (@skol_abides) August 27, 2025
Adam could deliver the results they might just need
— FJ (@fjwalfurt) August 27, 2025
Major W for Vikings
— Sauce (@Crypto_Sauce) August 27, 2025
Yea we winning it
— nathansgamingworld (@nathansGworld) August 27, 2025
Vikings want that division!
— 😇SageMantis😈 (@SageMantisTV) August 27, 2025
Getting him back, victory time
— BLOCKXS.COM (@blockxs) August 27, 2025
Let’s grab that Lombardi already!!
— Cryptonic Juice (@CryptonicJuice) August 27, 2025
