The Minnesota Vikings are adding a familiar face to their bedraggled wide receiver room, bringing Adam Thielen home in a trade with the Carolina Panthers.

The Vikings sent a 2026 fifth-round pick and 2027 fourth-round pick to the Panthers in exchange for Thielen, a 2026 conditional seventh-round pick and a 2027 fifth-rounder.

With Jordan Addison suspended for the first three games and Jalen Nailor dealing with a hand injury, the Vikings needed depth at the position. The Panthers, meanwhile, have a surfeit of young talent at the receiver position, making Thielen expendable.

Thielen's NFL career began when the Vikings signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He broke out in 2016, catching 69 balls for 967 yards and five touchdowns, then had two straight Pro Bowl seasons. Injurie

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