The Carolina Panthers officially placed WR Adam Thielen on injured reserve and made nine moves in total on Tuesday.
Adam Thielen placed on injured reserve, among other moveshttps://t.co/myB0j5d4Dl
— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) September 24, 2024
Carolina also placed S Jordan Fuller on injured reserve and waived TE Messiah Swinson. To take their place on the roster, the Panthers promoted WR Jalen Coker, S Demani Richardson and S Russ Yeast.
The Panthers also signed S Alex Cook and CB Justin Hardee to the practice squad and released OLB Eku Leota.
Carolina’s practice squad now includes:
- OLB Kenny Dyson
- DE TJ Smith
- LB Chandler Wooten
- QB Jack Plummer
- OLB Thomas Incoom
- OL Ja’Tyre Carter
- WR Deon Cain
- G Brandon Walton
- WR Praise Olatoke (International)
- RB Dillon Johnson
- DB Azizi Hearn
- DE DeShawn Williams
- TE Jordan Matthews
- S Alex Cook
- CB Justin Hardee
Thielen, 34, wound up signing on with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota State-Mankato back in 2013. He spent his rookie season on the Vikings’ practice squad before returning to the team on a future/reserve contract the following year.
Minnesota brought Thielen back for the 2015 season on a one-year exclusive rights deal before signing him to a four-year, $19.240 million contract that included $11 million guaranteed in 2017.
Thielen was set to make base salaries of $5.85 million and $5.35 million before agreeing to a four-year extension in 2019 worth as much as $73 million. The Vikings opted to release back in 2023.
From there, Thielen signed a three-year, $25 million contract with Carolina.
In 2024, Thielen has appeared in three games for the Panthers and caught eight passes for 109 yards receiving and one touchdown.
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