Ladies and gentlemen. . .it’s happening.
According to numerous sources, the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers are have finalized a trade that will send wide receiver Adam Thielen back to Minnesota, where he spent his first nine NFL seasons.
The trade will see the Panthers send Thielen, a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick, and a 2027 fifth-round pick to Minnesota. In exchange, the Vikings will send back a 2026 fifth-round pick and a fourth-round pick in 2027.
The Vikings are dealing with some significant issues in their wide receiver room at the moment. Jordan Addison will miss the first three games of the season due to a suspension, and Jalen Nailor is still, apparently, dealing with some sort of a hand injury. The rest of the wide receiver depth chart currently consists of rook