Mizutani: Adam Thielen and C.J. Ham were once in a lifetime for the Vikings

Mizutani: Adam Thielen and C.J. Ham were once in a lifetime for the Vikings

Adam Thielen was a teenager playing high school football for Detroit Lakes. C.J. Ham was a teenager playing for Duluth Denfield. That was the first time Thielen can remember actually trying to tackle Ham in a game. “I think he was 250 pounds at the time, and I was 150 pound soaking wet,” Thielen said. “That was not a good matchup.” That initial encounter as high school rivals unknowingly provided a preview for what has since become a lifelong f…