Why Vikings' Adam Thielen reportedly agreed to revised contract, reduced salary after trade from Panthers

Adam Thielen took $2 million pay cut to rejoin Vikings

Adam Thielen, 35, took a pay cut of $2 million which helped finalize the trade that sent him back to the Vikings from the Panthers, ESPN reported.

Mizutani: Vikings reacquiring Adam Thielen evokes memories of Randy Moss

Let’s take a trip down memory lane for a second. It was October 2010 and I was an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Minnesota. I remember sitting in my dorm room at Sanford Hall when news started to break that superstar receiver Randy Moss had been traded back to the Vikings. I couldn’t believe it. I idolized Moss as a little kid growing up in the suburbs of Chicago and now I was going to get to witness his return as a college student li…

Vikings Catch Significant Break After Adam Thielen Trade

Adam Thielen really wanted to return to his home state and the Minnesota Vikings. It is the organization where he began his NFL journey. Thielen wanted the return so much that he is still making concessions, helping ease the burden on the Vikings.The Vikings face a murky financial outlook next season. Even if Thielen is gone then, the Vikings could need to make other moves this season, so every little bit helps.In the intermediate, Thielen is gi…

Adam Thielen takes pay cut with Vikings: 'Excited to be back home'

Adam Thielen took a sizeable pay cut after joining the Vikings via trade from the Panthers. Here's why the veteran agreed to such an arrangement.

Report: WR Adam Thielen gives Vikings a hometown discount

Adam Thielen has agreed to restructure his contract with the Minnesota Vikings, reducing his annual salary by $2 million and wiping $4 million in incentives off the books, NFL Network reported Saturday.

“Losing 6M is crazy”: NFL fans react as Adam Thielen takes $6,000,000 cut in revised Vikings contract

Adam Thielen wanted to be a Minnesota Viking again, no matter what it took. The wide receiver who was traded to his hometown team on Wednesday is taking a significant pay cut to join them.