Adam Thielen
Wide Receiver
Career Earnings: $88,540,573
Career APY: $6,810,813
Total Guarantees: $54,454,529
Largest Cash Payment: $14,353,529 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $12,768,750 (2020)
- Date of Birth: August 22, 1990
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 195
- College: Minnesota State-Mankato
- Entry: 2013 Undrafted Free Agent (Vikings)
Contract History
| Team | Contract Type | Status | Year Signed | Yrs | Total | APY | Guarantees | Amount Earned | % Earned | Effective APY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | UDFA | Terminated | 2013 | 3 | $1,485,000 | $495,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Vikings | Practice | Expired | 2013 | 1 | $102,000 | $102,000 | $0 | $102,000 | 100.0% | $102,000 |
| Vikings | SFA | Expired | 2014 | 2 | $930,000 | $465,000 | $0 | $930,000 | 100.0% | $465,000 |
| Vikings | ERFA | Expired | 2016 | 1 | $600,000 | $600,000 | $0 | $600,000 | 100.0% | $600,000 |
| Vikings | RFA | Renegotiated | 2017 | 4 | $19,246,000 | $4,811,500 | $9,596,000 | $11,846,000 | 61.6% | $5,923,000 |
| Vikings | Extension | Renegotiated | 2019 | 4 | $64,800,000 | $16,200,000 | $14,105,000 | $35,973,750 | 55.5% | $11,991,250 |
| Vikings | Other | Terminated | 2022 | 3 | $44,677,058 | $14,892,353 | $13,253,529 | $14,353,529 | 32.1% | $14,353,529 |
| Panthers | SFA | Renegotiated | 2023 | 3 | $25,000,000 | $8,333,333 | $14,000,000 | $18,044,118 | 72.2% | $9,022,059 |
| Vikings | Other | Claimed | 2025 | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Panthers | Other | Traded | 2025 | 1 | $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 | $1,500,000 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
| Steelers | Other | Expired | 2025 | 1 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,127,451 | 22.5% | $1,127,451 |
| Vikings | UFA | Reserve | 2026 | 1 | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 |
Earnings By Team
| Team | Yrs | Salary | APY | Paid on Cap | % Paid on Cap | Paid as Dead Money | % Paid as Dead Money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 10 | $67,619,004 | $6,761,900 | $50,196,455 | 0.0% | $17,363,725 | 0.0% |
| Panthers | 2 | $19,794,118 | $9,897,059 | $13,249,000 | 0.0% | $8,751,000 | 0.0% |
| Steelers | 1 | $1,127,451 | $1,127,451 | $1,127,451 | 0.0% | $0 | 0.0% |
Season History
| Year | Team | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Other Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Cash Paid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Vikings | $102,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $102,000 | 0.1% | $102,000 | ||
| 2014 | Vikings | $420,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $420,000 | 0.3% | $420,000 | ||
| 2015 | Vikings | $510,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $510,000 | 0.3% | $510,000 | ||
| 2016 | Vikings | $600,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $600,000 | 0.4% | $600,000 | ||
| 2017 | Vikings | $2,746,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,746,000 | $3,746,000 | 2.2% | $6,746,000 | ||
| 2018 | Vikings | $3,850,000 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $100,000 | $50,000 | $1,100,000 | $2,850,000 | $6,100,000 | 3.2% | $5,100,000 | ||
| 2019 | Vikings | $805,000 | $2,800,000 | $4,300,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $5,105,000 | $8,105,000 | 4.2% | $14,273,750 | ||
| 2020 | Vikings | $4,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $5,000,000 | $100,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $9,800,000 | $12,768,750 | 6.4% | $10,000,000 | ||
| 2021 | Vikings | $1,100,000 | $4,300,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,941,176 | 3.2% | $11,700,000 | ||
| 2022 | Vikings | $4,253,529 | $6,550,000 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $100,000 | $0 | $4,253,529 | $11,903,529 | 5.7% | $14,353,529 | ||
| 2023 | Panthers | $1,165,000 | $1,667,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,165,000 | $3,332,000 | 1.4% | $10,000,000 | ||
| 2024 | Panthers | $5,500,000 | $1,667,000 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $6,500,000 | $9,917,000 | 3.8% | $8,044,118 | ||
| 2025 | Steelers | $3,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,127,451 | 0.4% | $1,127,451 | ||
| Total | $28,851,529 | $21,784,000 | $11,300,000 | $3,800,000 | $700,000 | $1,100,000 | $32,419,529 | $64,572,906 | $82,976,848 | ||||
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | |||
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 14.6% | 58.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 21.3% | 59.0% | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | 12 | 144 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 74.8% | 21.7% | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 69 | 967 | 14.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 92.5% | 0.9% | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 85 | 1215 | 14.3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 96.2% | 1.3% | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 113 | 1373 | 12.2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 | 42.8% | 0.7% | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 30 | 418 | 13.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 85.6% | 0.5% | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 74 | 925 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 66.4% | 0.2% | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 67 | 726 | 10.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 89.2% | 0.4% | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 70 | 716 | 10.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 91.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 103 | 1014 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 41.3% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 48 | 615 | 12.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 1 | 38.1% | 0.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 19 | 186 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |