Age: 33
Free Agency: 2026 (Void)
Accrued Seasons: 9
- Height: 6'2"
- Weight: 195
- College: Minnesota State-Mankato
- Entry: 2013 Undrafted Free Agent (Vikings)
- 2023 Salary Cap Charge: $3,332,000 (1.40% of cap)
- 2023 Cash Payout: $10,000,000 (4.71% of spending)
- 2023 Cash to Cap Ratio: 3.00
- Contract Value: $25,000,000 ($8,333,333 APY)
- Fully Guaranteed Money: $14,000,000
- Contract Ranking: 34/391 at WR
Current Contract
(SFA, signed 2023)
(📝: indicates contract trigger occuring during that year)| Year | Age | Base Salary | Prorated Bonus | Roster Bonus | Per Game Roster Bonus | Workout Bonus | Guaranteed Salary | Cap Number | Cap % | Dead Money & Cap Savings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 33 | $1,165,000 | $1,667,000 | $0 | $500,000 | $0 | $1,165,000 | $3,332,000 | 1.4% | |||||
| 2024
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 34 | $5,500,000 | $1,667,000 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $4,500,000 | $9,917,000 | 3.9% | |||||
| 2025
March 17: Roster bonus due
| 35 | $4,000,000 | $1,667,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $8,417,000 | 3.0% | |||||
| 2026
February 20: Contract voids
| 36 | Void | $1,667,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $3,334,000 | 1.1% | |||||
| 2027 | 37 | Void | $1,667,000 | Void | Void | Void | Void | $0 | -- | |||||
| Total | $10,665,000 | $8,335,000 | $3,500,000 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | $5,665,000 | $25,000,000 | |||||||
Contract Notes
Adam Thielen signed a three year, $25 million contract with the Panthers. $14 million is guaranteed at signing. The guarantee consiste of a $8.335 million signing bonus, his 2023 base salary of $4.5 million of his 2024 salary. If on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2024 league year, he will earn a $2 million roster bonus. If on the roster on the 3rd day of the 2025 league year he will earn a roster bonus. There are per game bonuses in each year of the contract.
Cash Flows
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Due | $10,000,000 | $8,250,000 | $6,750,000 |
| Running Cash | $10,000,000 | $18,250,000 | $25,000,000 |
Career Earnings: $72,140,279
Career APY: $7,214,028
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 | Extended | 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 | Active | 2023 | 3 | $25,000,000 | $8,333,333 | $14,000,000 | $8,335,000 | 33.3% | $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 | 0 | $8,335,000 | $0 | $0 | 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 | $4,500,000 | $9,917,000 | 3.9% | $8,250,000 | ||
| 2025 | Panthers | $4,000,000 | $1,667,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $8,417,000 | 3.0% | $6,750,000 | ||
| 2026 | Panthers | $0 | $1,667,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,334,000 | 1.1% | $0 | ||
| 2027 | Panthers | $0 | $1,667,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | -- | $0 | ||
| Total | $29,851,529 | $26,785,000 | $12,800,000 | $3,800,000 | $950,000 | $1,100,000 | $30,419,529 | $75,196,455 | $88,805,279 | ||||
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 |
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 | $12,483,000 | $8,333,333 |
| Injury Adjusted | $12,483,000 | $8,333,333 |
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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