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Adam Thielen

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#19

Experience: 11 years

Height: 6-2

Age: 33

Weight: 200 lbs

College: Minnesota State

2023 SEASON

  • REC
    103
  • YDS
    1014
  • AVG
    9.84
  • TDS
    4
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Preseason

WK Game Date OPP RESULT REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LOST
3 08/26/2023 Lions L 17 - 26 4 48 12 21 1
2 08/18/2023 @Giants L 19 - 21 1 7 7 7 0
1 08/12/2023 Jets L 0 - 27 1 8 8 8 0

Regular Season

WK Game Date OPP RESULT REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD FUM LOST
18 01/07/2024 Buccaneers L 0 - 9 2 12 6 8 0
17 12/31/2023 @Jaguars L 0 - 26 6 38 6.3 14 0
16 12/24/2023 Packers L 30 - 33 6 94 15.7 22 0
15 12/17/2023 Falcons W 9 - 7 4 43 10.8 16 0
14 12/10/2023 @Saints L 6 - 28 5 74 14.8 32 0 1 0
13 12/03/2023 @Buccaneers L 18 - 21 3 25 8.3 12 0
12 11/26/2023 @Titans L 10 - 17 1 2 2 2 0
11 11/19/2023 Cowboys L 10 - 33 8 74 9.2 16 0 1 0
10 11/10/2023 @Bears L 13 - 16 6 42 7 14 0
9 11/05/2023 Colts L 13 - 27 5 29 5.8 7 0
8 10/29/2023 Texans W 15 - 13 8 72 9 31 0
6 10/15/2023 @Dolphins L 21 - 42 11 115 10.4 27 1
5 10/08/2023 @Lions L 24 - 42 11 107 9.7 30 1
4 10/01/2023 Vikings L 13 - 21 7 76 10.9 22 0 1 6 6 6 0
3 09/24/2023 @Seahawks L 27 - 37 11 145 13.2 25 1
2 09/18/2023 Saints L 17 - 20 7 54 7.7 15 1
1 09/10/2023 @Falcons L 10 - 24 2 12 6 9 0

Biography

• Hosted a day-long radiothon fundraiser on Vikings flagship station KFAN for COVID-19 relief in April 2020. The event raised more than $280,000 during a 6 a.m.-6:30 p.m. marathon featuring teammates and celebrity guests calling in to support the cause. 

• Represented Minnesota at the 2017 and 2018 Pro Bowl and earned 2nd-Team Associated Press All-Pro in 2017.

• In 2017-18, became the 1st Viking to record consecutive seasons of 1,000+ receiving yards since Randy Moss did so for 6 consecutive seasons (1998-2003). 

• Thielen's 113 receptions in 2018 marked the 3rd-highest total in franchise history. His 1,335 receiving yards marked the 4th-highest total in franchise history, both times trailing only his boyhood idols Cris Carter and Randy Moss.

• The 1st player in NFL history to record 8 consecutive games of 100+ receiving yards to start a season.

• 1 of 2 players in NFL history to record 8 consecutive games of 100+ receiving yards at any point in an NFL season (Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions in 2012).

OFF THE FIELD

• Married to college sweetheart, Caitlin, who played soccer at Minnesota State, Mankato, in May of 2015. The couple has 2 sons, Asher and Hudson, and a daughter, Cora.

• Together with Caitlin launched the Thielen Foundation in September of 2018, which aims to create programs that serve, educate and inspire individuals to reach their full potential.

• Joins C.J. Ham (Duluth), Ryan Connelly (Eden Prairie) and Shane Zylstra (New London-Spicer) as Minnesotans on the Vikings roster in 2021.

• Hosts youth football camps in the Twin Cities and his hometown of Detroit Lakes.

• Opened a gym, ETS Elite Thielen, during the 2016 offseason in Lakeville, Minnesota, just south of the Twin Cities and has expanded to locations around the state, including Mankato and Rochester. 

• Avid golfer, spends time golfing in Arizona and Florida and has taken part in Pro Am events regularly, including the American Century Championship in Lake Tahoe. 

• Earned bachelor's degree in management from MSU.

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