The Minnesota Vikings are waiving Adam Thielen just three months after trading two draft picks for the fan-favorite wide receiver.

The team announced the move on Monday, saying Thielen's team asked for his release because of "his desire to play a bigger role in the remaining weeks of what he has indicated will be his final NFL season."

"Adam is one of the all-time great Vikings, and we wish him and his family continued success," the team said in a statement.

The Vikings sent a fourth- and fifth-round pick to the Carolina Panthers in late August in exchange for Thielen, a 2026 conditional seventh-round pick and a 2027 fifth-rounder. As a depth option on a historically inept offense, Thielen has managed just eight catches for 69 yards.

In the 11 games he played, he went catchless in

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