Vikings Restructure WR Adam Thielen’s Contract

The Minnesota Vikings have restructured the contract of veteran WR Adam Thielen, according to his agency. 

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Tom Pelissero reports that Thielen’s restructured contract includes $18 million guaranteed and he gets a raise to $14.4 million this year. A void year was added on for salary cap in order to help the Vikings clear cap space.

Thielen, 31, 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.

In 2021, Thielen appeared in 13 games and caught 67 passes for 726 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns.