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Report: Vikings, Adam Thielen agree to terms on revised contract

It's a slight pay cut for Thielen as he comes home to Minnesota and rejoins the Vikings.
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Nov 24, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) celebrates his touchdown against the New England Patriots during the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Nov 24, 2022; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) celebrates his touchdown against the New England Patriots during the fourth quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium. | Matt Krohn-Imagn Images

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The Vikings and Adam Thielen have agreed to terms on a revised contract, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. It's a pay cut that helps Minnesota's salary cap situation by reducing Thielen's 2025 salary by $2 million. It also removes $4 million in incentives.

"This wasn’t about money — Thielen wanted to come home, and volunteered to help the team’s salary cap to make it happen," Pelissero wrote.

After coming over in a trade with the Panthers, Thielen was previously set to have a roughly $7 million cap hit, which isn't a bad number for a quality WR3. But this restructure gives the Vikings some additional cap space that they can either use on a subsquent addition or carry into the season (and potentially roll over into 2026).

Thielen, 35, is headed into his 12th NFL season. It'll be his 10th with the Vikings after he spent the last two in Carolina. Across his career, the former Minnesota State star and undrafted tryout player has caught 685 passes for 8,311 yards and 64 touchdowns. He's third in Vikings history in receptions and receiving touchdowns and fifth in receiving yards.

Thielen said Thursday he wasn't expecting a trade, but Panthers GM Dan Morgan did a radio interview where he said Thielen was pretty adamant he wanted to be dealt back to Minnesota.

More: Why the Vikings overpaying slightly for Adam Thielen is worth it

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WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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