Eagan, Minn. (April 12, 2019) – The Minnesota Vikings announce the team has agreed in principle to a multi-year contract extension with wide receiver Adam Thielen.
Thielen, who will enter his sixth NFL season in 2019, has been named to consecutive Pro Bowls after the 2017 and 2018 seasons and is coming off a career year, recording 113 receptions (third most in team history) for 1,373 yards (fourth most in team history) and nine receiving touchdowns, all career highs. The Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, native became the first player in NFL history to record eight consecutive games with 100-plus receiving yards to start a season, doing so in the 2018 campaign.
Thielen, who attended Minnesota State University, Mankato, was named Second Team All-Pro by the Associated Press after the 2017 season when he helped guide the Vikings to the NFC Championship Game after posting 91 receptions (ninth most in team history) for 1,276 receiving yards (10th most in team history) and four touchdowns.
Originally entering the NFL in 2013 with the Vikings after going undrafted, Thielen has appeared in 80 career games with 46 starts and has totaled 293 receptions, 3,897 receiving yards and 19 touchdowns. Since the start of the 2016 season, Thielen ranks tied in the NFL in third-down receptions (82), seventh in receptions (273) and seventh in receiving yards (3,616).
View the best photos of Vikings WR Adam Thielen from the 2018 season.
An image from October 28, 2018 regular season home game against the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings loss 20-30.
An image from November 4, 2018 regular season home game against the Detroit Lions. The Vikings won 24-9.
An image from October 21, 2018 regular season away game against the New York Jets. The Vikings won 37-17.
An image from October 21, 2018 regular season away game against the New York Jets. The Vikings won 37-17.
An image from September 9, 2018 regular season home game against the San Francisco 49ers. The Vikings won 24-16.
An image from September 23, 2018 regular season home game against the Buffalo Bills. The Vikings lost 6-27.
An image from September 16, 2018 regular season away game against the Green Bay Packers. The Vikings tied 29-29.
An image from September 16, 2018 regular season away game against the Green Bay Packers. The Vikings tied 29-29.
An image from September 23, 2018 regular season home game against the Buffalo Bills. The Vikings lost 6-27.
An image from September 27, 2018 regular season away game against the Los Angeles Rams. The Vikings lost 31-38.
An image from October 14, 2018 regular season home game against the Arizona Cardinals. The Vikings won 27-17.
An image from September 27, 2018 regular season away game against the Los Angeles Rams. The Vikings lost 31-38.
An image from October 7, 2018 regular season away game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Vikings won 23-21.
An image from November 18, 2018 regular season away game against the Chicago Bears. The Vikings loss 25-20.
An image from October 7, 2018 regular season away game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Vikings won 23-21.
An image from October 7, 2018 regular season away game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Vikings won 23-21.
An image from October 7, 2018 regular season away game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Vikings won 23-21.
An image from October 7, 2018 regular season away game against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Vikings won 23-21.
An image from October 14, 2018 regular season home game against the Arizona Cardinals. The Vikings won 27-17.
An image from October 28, 2018 regular season home game against the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings loss 20-30.
An image from October 28, 2018 regular season home game against the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings loss 20-30.
An image from November 4, 2018 regular season home game against the Detroit Lions. The Vikings won 24-9.
An image from October 28, 2018 regular season home game against the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings loss 20-30.
An image from October 28, 2018 regular season home game against the New Orleans Saints. The Vikings loss 20-30.
An image from November 18, 2018 regular season away game against the Chicago Bears. The Vikings loss 25-20.
An image from November 4, 2018 regular season home game against the Detroit Lions. The Vikings won 24-9.
An image from November 18, 2018 regular season away game against the Chicago Bears. The Vikings loss 25-20.
An image from November 18, 2018 regular season away game against the Chicago Bears. The Vikings loss 25-20.
An image from November 25, 2018 regular season home game against the Green Bay Packers. The Vikings won 24-17.
An image from December 2, 2018 regular season away game against the New England Patriots. The Vikings loss 10-24.
An image from December 2, 2018 regular season away game against the New England Patriots. The Vikings loss 10-24.
