In his first two NFL seasons, Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young targeted wide receiver Adam Thielen considerably more often than any other pass-catcher. Thielen was the intended target on 180 of Young's 836 pass attempts, giving him 91 more targets than the next-closest player ( Jonathan Mingo ).

Thielen was also targeted at a high rate on a per-route basis, with the ball going his way 21.5% of the time he went out for a pass, according to Tru Media. The next-closest player in that metric was Xavier Legette , who was far behind at 17.5%.

Thielen, though, might not be around for Young's third season. Rumors surfaced on Friday that the Panthers and Minnesota Vikings were engaged on discussions to send Thielen back to Minnesota amid the Vikings' injury and suspension i

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