TheSpecialJuan

Per Ricky The #Vikings leaked this to Schefty because talks with the #Panthers are stalled over trade comp. Vikings are hoping Carolina lowers its price. Both teams and Adam Thielen want to get this trade done #Skol #KeepPounding

OT Brandon Walton cut 10 to go

Panthers have waived WR Ja’seem Reed, per league source. Could see him coming back on practice squad. https://x.com/josephperson/status/1960343889711108606?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

Panthers waiving defensive lineman Sam Roberts, per a league source. Practice squad candidate if he clears waivers

The #Broncos are releasing veteran safety and special teamer Sam Franklin Jr., per source. https://x.com/tompelissero/status/1960342495163814194?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

Per Mike Kaye Seemingly a nuanced situation. The #Panthers gave him a raise after he contemplated retirement earlier this offseason. Felt like his entire summer was understated, even after taking a bunch of teammates to MIN before camp. Can’t just give away the leading WR of the past two years, but he’s been a leader and good soldier throughout a couple of brutal seasons and there’s the human element of wanting to finish where he started and basically spent his entire life. Plus, youth movement of four young wideouts added over past two years. Don’t think it’s an easy outlook either way. https://x.com/mike_e_kaye/status/1960173090068984217?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

per Joe Person https://x.com/josephperson/status/1960172549108572343?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA Dan Morgan isn’t going to give him away, no matter if Thielen wants out.

A 5th and 6th isn't bad but Panthers would have to pay a chunk of his salary and possibly that 6th rounder might be in 2027

Give Dan Morgan credit for holding out for proper compensation but it seems he may have to take less than what Adam is worth to us.

It seems to me that Adam Thielen's agent is using Adam Schefter as a way to make this trade happen.

The breaking news here is that Adam Thielen reportedly wants to return to Minnesota If that's truly the case, there goes the #Panthers leverage with Thielen digging his heels in https://x.com/panthersanalyst/status/1960171457729986740?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

The latest from Adam Schefter: Vikings and Panthers have tried to work out a trade for Carolina WR Adam Thielen, who would like to return to Minnesota, but the two sides continue to struggle to agree on compensation. https://x.com/adamschefter/status/1960168087442837594?s=46&t=xeIgh_-Vr2aKxBkBJdfnKA

May I?

I predict Minnesota will trade for Tampa Bay Bucs WR Trey Palmer

Even more draft capital for Vikings in their pursuit of Adam Thielen

https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1960131082545692774

Current depth chart: https://www.ourlads.com/nfldepthcharts/depthchart/CAR

Per Bill Barnwell Broncos part ways with a CB on the roster bubble Broncos get: 2026 seventh-round pick Panthers get: CB Damarri Mathis The Broncos have a rare problem among NFL teams: too many cornerbacks. ESPN's Jeff Legwold projects they could move on from Mathis, who was very good as a rookie in 2022 before losing his starting job after the defense's slow start in 2023. He played just 27 defensive snaps after Week 6 that season and 80 more across 10 games in 2024. With the Broncos using their 2025 first-round pick on cornerback Jahdae Barron, they could justify moving on from Mathis, who might not be active on game days even if he sticks around. Mathis' best season came with defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero in Denver, and he hasn't been able to reach those same heights since Evero left for Carolina. The Panthers are set with Jaycee Horn, Mike Jackson and nickel corner Chau Smith-Wade as their three starting corners, but Mathis could push the 28-year-old Jackson and serve as Carolina's primary reserve on the outside. Mathis is owed $3.4 million in 2025, so Denver might essentially buy a draft pick by eating some of that cash, similar to what the Commanders did when they sent running back Brian Robinson Jr. to the 49ers.

Per Bill Barnwell Vikings bring back a familiar face Vikings get: WR Adam Thielen Panthers get: 2026 sixth-round pick, 2027 seventh-round pick A reunion between Thielen and his former team seems too easy. The Vikings are struggling with injuries at wide receiver and a potential Jordan Addison suspension. The Panthers want to see what they have with their younger wideouts, and Hunter Renfrow's emergence in camp as a potential fourth or fifth option could squeeze a roster spot for Thielen, who doesn't play special teams. The problem is Thielen's $6.25 million base salary. The Vikings obviously would prefer the Panthers cut the 34-year-old and pick him up for free, but Carolina already paid Thielen a $1.5 million roster bonus earlier in the offseason, suggesting it expected to have him. His salary isn't yet guaranteed, but it will become so if he's on the roster in Week 1, leaving the Panthers until then to make a decision. If he does get released, he isn't likely to get anything close to $6.25 million from another team, so he also is facing some uncertainty. All sides involved probably would need to give a bit to make a mutually advantageous deal work. The Panthers would eat $1.5 million of Thielen's contract, getting two of the three picks the Vikings got from the Jets in the Harrison Phillips trade in return. Thielen would take a $1 million pay cut in return for having the remaining $3.8 million guaranteed. The Vikings cleared out almost exactly that much when they made the Phillips trade, allowing them to absorb what's left of Thielen's contract as part of the deal. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46053274/nfl-preseason-trades-2025-team-offers-players-draft-picks-contracts

Steelers waived K Ben Sauls. R.I.P. to the Ben Sauls trade candidate era, which lasted about 50 minutes. Pittsburgh also waived DL Kyler Baugh, LB Mark Robinson, LB Julius Welschof, DB D’Shawn Jamison, DB Daryl Porter, OL Steve Jones, OL Aiden Williams, TE JJ Galbreath, RB Lew Nichols, WR Max Hurleman and WR Lance McCutcheon.

This initial cut is important - it signals the team has very little interest in bring back any of these players to the practice squad