The Minnesota Vikings are currently working on getting under the salary cap and one of the players that has been opined about is Adam Thielen.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, his time in Minnesota might be coming to an end.
There’s a real possibility that the Vikings and Adam Thielen will part ways in the coming days, allowing the two-time Pro-Bowl WR to become a free agent, per sources. The two sides will talk in coming days, but his time in Minnesota could be coming to an end.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2023
It’s been well-known and spoken about that Thielen wants to be a bigger part of the offense and likely doesn’t have the opportunity to do that here. The Vikings seem to want him back at a reduced cost, but with the wide receiver market in both free agency and the draft class being much weaker than years prior, Thielen might want to test out free agency.
After Schefter tweeted that out, the Vikings beat writers followed suit, showing that this has some significant steam.
The #Vikings and wide receiver Adam Thielen could be parting ways in the next several days, a source said. They’ve been working on a restructured deal, and will continue to talk, but a release is a real possibility.
— Ben Goessling (@BenGoessling) March 9, 2023
We will find out shortly if the two sides can come to a restructured deal, but that doesn’t feel likely at this point.