EAGAN, Minn. -- The Minnesota Vikings waived receiver Adam Thielen on Monday, one day after he was a healthy scratch in the team's 26-0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks .

The decision ends Thielen's second and final stint with the Vikings, who are his hometown team and for whom he ranks No. 3 in career touchdown catches (55), fourth in receptions (542) and fifth in receiving yards (6,751). He said in a statement posted on social media that he long ago decided that 2025 would be his final season and that he hoped to find a new home to "go compete elsewhere for the last few weeks of my career."

"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

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