EAGAN, Minn — Adam Thielen is returning home.

The Minnesota Vikings confirmed Wednesday morning that they acquired the Detroit Lakes native in a trade with the Carolina Panthers. Included in the trade, which was reported by ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter , the Vikings are sending a 2026 fifth-round pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick, while also receiving a conditional seventh-round pick in 2026 and a fifth-round pick in 2027.

The fan favorite will rejoin the Vikings after spending two seasons in Carolina, including a 100-catch, 1,000-yard season in 2023. He signed with the Vikings back in 2013 as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota State-Mankato. He cut his teeth as a special teamer before becoming a regular starter. In fact, his first career touchdown came on a blocked punt in 201

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