Age: 35
Free Agency: 2026 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 11
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 195
- College: Minnesota State-Mankato
- Entry: 2013 Undrafted Free Agent (Vikings)
- 2025 Salary Cap Charge: $10,108,176 (3.58% of cap)
- 2025 Cash Payout: $8,750,000 (2.99% of spending)
- 2025 Cash to Cap Ratio: 0.87
- Contract Value: $8,750,000 ($8,750,000 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $1,500,000
- Contract Ranking: 34/312 at WR
Current Contract
(Other, signed 2025)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Signing Bonus | Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | Per Game | |||||||||||
| 2025
March 19: Roster bonus due
| 35 | $6,250,000 | $1,667,000 | $1,500,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $10,108,176 | 3.6% | ||||
| 2026
February 15: Contract voids
| 36 | Void | $1,667,000 | Void | Void | Void | $3,334,000 | 1.1% | ||||
| 2027 | 37 | Void | $1,667,000 | Void | Void | Void | $0 | 0.0% | ||||
| Total | $6,250,000 | $5,001,000 | $1,500,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $13,442,176 | ||||||
Contract Notes
Adam Thielen signed a revised one year contract with the Carolina Panthers worth $8.75 million with an additional $4.0 million available through performance incentives. Thielen receives a $1.5 million roster bonus on March 18, 2025.
Cash Flows
- fully earned money
- unearned or partially earned money
$8.8M
| 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Cash Due | $8,750,000 |
| Running Cash | $8,750,000 |
Career Earnings: $81,849,397
Career APY: $6,820,783
Potential Earnings: $90,599,397
Total Guarantees: $52,454,529
Largest Cash Payment: $14,353,529 (2022)
Largest Cap Number: $12,768,750 (2020)
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 |
| Panthers | Other | Active | 2025 | 1 | $8,750,000 | $8,750,000 | $1,500,000 | $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 | $63,805,279 | $6,380,528 | $50,196,455 | 0.0% | $13,550,000 | 0.0% |
| Panthers | 2 | $18,044,118 | $9,022,059 | $13,249,000 | 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 | Panthers | $6,250,000 | $1,667,000 | $1,500,000 | $750,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $10,108,176 | 3.6% | $8,750,000 | ||
| 2026 | Panthers | $15,000,000 | $1,667,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,334,000 | 1.1% | $0 | ||
| 2027 | Panthers | $30,000,000 | $1,667,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% | $0 | ||
| Total | $77,101,529 | $26,785,000 | $12,800,000 | $3,550,000 | $950,000 | $1,100,000 | $32,419,529 | $76,887,631 | $90,599,397 | ||||
Dead Money History
| Team | Year | Cap Charge | Cash Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vikings | 2023 | $13,550,000 | $0 | Total | $13,550,000 | $0 |
Statistics
| Year | Games Played | Games Inactive | Snaps | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Injured | Healthy | Offense | Special | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Rec | Yards | Avg | TD | Total | Lost | ||
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 14.6% | 58.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 | 137 | 17.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 21.3% | 59.0% | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 0 | 12 | 144 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 74.8% | 21.7% | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 69 | 967 | 14.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 2017 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 92.5% | 0.9% | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 85 | 1215 | 14.3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 96.2% | 1.3% | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 0 | 113 | 1373 | 12.2 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 42.8% | 0.7% | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 30 | 418 | 13.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 85.6% | 0.5% | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 74 | 925 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 66.4% | 0.2% | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 67 | 726 | 10.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 89.2% | 0.4% | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 70 | 716 | 10.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 91.0% | 0.0% | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 103 | 1014 | 9.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 41.3% | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 48 | 615 | 12.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Valuation Diamond
The diamond is a scatterplot graph that visualizes the relation of the player's APY (in green) and performance (in blue, as measured by OTC's Valuations) to the rest of the league at his position. To understand how to read the diamond, read this explainer.
| OTC Valuation | APY | |
|---|---|---|
| Regular | $4,408,000 | $8,750,000 |
| Injury Adjusted | $4,408,000 | $8,750,000 |
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Weekly Valuation Trends
The chart below illustrates the trend of the player's weekly OTC Valuations (in blue) from the most recent season, using APY (in green) and, if applicable, cash that is due to the player in the next season (in red) as benchmarks. Weeks not plotted indicate that the player was inactive or on a bye.
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