| Age | 35 |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | August 22, 1990 |
| Height | 6'2" |
| Weight | 195 lb |
| College | Minnesota State-Mankato | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 2013 | |
| Pick | UDFA | |
| Team | MIN |
Wide receiver Adam Thielen announced his retirement from professional football on social media on Wednesday, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. Thielen played 13 years in the NFL and was a two-time Pro Bowler with the Minnesota Vikings. The 35-year-old originally went undrafted before latching on with the Vikings in 2014. He played 10 years in Minnesota before two years with the Carolina Panthers in 2023 and 2024. Thielen began the 2025 campaign with the Vikings before latching on with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He had 19 receptions for 186 yards and no touchdowns during the regular season in 16 games with Minnesota and Pittsburgh. Thielen will wrap up his NFL career with 704 catches for 8,497 yards and 64 touchdowns in 178 regular-season games played. His two Pro Bowl seasons came in back-to-back years with the Vikings in 2017 and 2018.
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| YEAR | TM | GM | Receiving | Rushing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | TGT | % | YDS | TD | YPC | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD | FUM | |||
| 2014 | MIN | 16 | 8 | 14 | 57.1 | 137 | 1 | 17.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | MIN | 16 | 12 | 18 | 66.7 | 144 | 0 | 12.0 | 4 | 89 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | MIN | 16 | 69 | 92 | 75.0 | 967 | 5 | 14.0 | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | MIN | 16 | 91 | 143 | 63.6 | 1,276 | 4 | 14.0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | MIN | 16 | 113 | 155 | 72.9 | 1,373 | 9 | 12.2 | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | MIN | 16 | 30 | 48 | 62.5 | 418 | 6 | 13.9 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | MIN | 16 | 74 | 108 | 68.5 | 925 | 14 | 12.5 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | MIN | 15 | 67 | 95 | 70.5 | 726 | 10 | 10.8 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | MIN | 16 | 68 | 104 | 65.4 | 708 | 5 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | CAR | 16 | 101 | 134 | 75.4 | 1,002 | 4 | 9.9 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | CAR | 9 | 43 | 56 | 76.8 | 571 | 5 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2TM | 16 | 16 | 29 | 55.2 | 143 | 0 | 8.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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