Last week Adam Thielen requested his release from the Vikings. Monday, the team granted that request. Thielen believes he has a market to sign with a team contending for the playoffs. It’s his final season and this clearly wasn’t working out in Minnesota. His final tally for the year with the Vikings is 18 targets, 8 catches, 3 drops, for 69 yards in 11 games played. To give him some credit, six of his eight catches were for first downs.

Thielen’s previous spot, the Carolina Panthers, are half a game back of the NFC South lead and are heading into their bye week. That is the spot that is obviously a good fit. They have enjoyed the immediate success of Tetairoa McMillan, but no one else on the team has more than 300 yards receiving.

Looking at the rest of the NFL, it’s not hard to find to

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