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(NFL.com)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have reacquired veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen from the Carolina Panthers.
The Vikings traded draft picks for Thielen, who has the third-most catches in franchise history.
The team needed more depth after losing Rondale Moore to a season-ending knee injury and Jordan Addison to a three-game suspension.
Thielen is a native of Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.
He became a success story after starting in 2013 as an undrafted player.
He made two Pro Bowls with the Vikings.
The 35-year-old still lives in Minnesota and has worked out with new Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy over the past two summers.
The trade details were Adam Thielen, a 2027 5th round pick an