Adam Thielen didn’t get the feel-good ending to his career in Minnesota.

The Vikings waived the veteran receiver Monday following his request to seek more playing time in what is expected to be his final NFL season after a preseason trade to bring home the local legend.

Thielen, 35, tallied eight catches for 69 yards across 11 games.

“Vikings family — Thank you,” Thielen wrote in an X post. “This is tremendously difficult for me to write and certainly not how any of us imagined this to go.

“As a Minnesota native, putting on this uniform over the years and representing this community both on and off the field has always meant that much more to me. This team is in my bones. It’s in my heart and it’s part of my DNA. I will ALWAYS be a Minnesota Viking.”

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