Adam Thielen
Wide Receiver
Experience: 9 Years
College: Minnesota-Mankato
Contract: 3 yr(s)
$25,000,000
Signing Bonus $8,335,000 AAV$8,333,333 G'teed:$14,000,000 Free Agent:2026 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Roster Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2023 Contract details by year 32 $1,165,000 $1,667,000 - - $3,332,000 $14,000,000
2024 Contract details by year 33 $5,500,000 $1,667,000 $2,000,000 $250,000 $9,917,000 $13,168,000
2025 Contract details by year 34 $4,000,000 $1,667,000 $1,500,000 $250,000 $8,417,000 $5,001,000
2026 Contract details by year 35 - $1,667,000 - - $3,334,000 $3,334,000
2027 Contract details by year 36 - $1,667,000 - - $1,667,000 -
Contract Notes:
  • $14M guaranteed (signing bonus + 2023 salary + $4.5M of 2024 salary)
  • 2024 Roster Bonus: $2M (3/16/2024)
  • 2025 Roster Bonus: $1.5M (3rd league day of 2025)
  • 2026-2027 years automatically void
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2014 Player Cash Earnings $420,000 - - $420,000
2015 Player Cash Earnings $510,000 - - $682,306
2016 Player Cash Earnings $600,000 - - $939,639
2017 Player Cash Earnings $2,746,000 $4,000,000 - $7,496,000
2018 Player Cash Earnings $3,850,000 - $1,500,000 $5,350,000
2019 Player Cash Earnings $805,000 $9,000,000 $4,468,750 $14,273,750
2020 Player Cash Earnings $4,800,000 - $5,234,374 $10,034,374
2021 Player Cash Earnings $1,100,000 - $10,482,343 $11,582,343
2022 Player Cash Earnings $4,253,529 $9,000,000 $1,100,000 $14,353,529
2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,165,000 $8,335,000 - $10,000,000
10 seasons $20,249,529 $30,335,000 $24,047,412 $75,131,941

Cap Hit

#30
Wide Receiver
#5
Carolina Panthers
#194
NFL

AAV

#32
Wide Receiver
#271
NFL

Cash

#32
Wide Receiver
#243
NFL
  • Mar 19 2023

    Signed a 3 year $25 million contract with Carolina (CAR)

  • Mar 10 2023

    Released by Minnesota (MIN), clearing $6.4M of cap

  • Mar 16 2022

    Signed a restructure contract with Minnesota, clearing $5.16M of cap space

  • Mar 18 2021

    Converted $10M of 2021 salary into bonus, clearing $7.5M of cap with Minnesota (MIN)

  • Apr 12 2019

    Signed a 4 year $64 million contract extension with Minnesota (MIN)

  • Mar 15 2017

    Signed a 4 year $19.246 million contract extension with Minnesota (MIN)

  • Mar 4 2017

    Assigned a 1 year $2.746 million tender by Minnesota (MIN)

  • Mar 7 2016

    Signed a 1 year $600k tender with Minnesota (MIN)

  • Dec 30 2013

    Signed a reserve/future contract with Minnesota (MIN)

  • Aug 31 2013

    Waived by Minnesota (MIN)

  • May 6 2013

    Signed a 3 year $1.485 million contract with Minnesota (MIN)