Panthers possibly trading Thielen?

[TheSpecialJuan]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports “financial hurdles remain before any potential Adam Thielen-Vikings reunion can occur.”

Russini points out that in March, the Panthers bumped up Thielen’s 2025 salary. The 35-year-old receiver comes with a cap hit just north of $10.108 million this season, per Over the Cap, and the Vikings have already been working to increase their cap flexibility with the trade of Harrison Phillips earlier in the week. Thielen would be a natural fit in the Vikings’ offense if a trade is able to get done, but there’s still plenty to work out here.

It seems like we're keeping Thielen 

[csx]

8 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

It seems like we're keeping Thielen 

Based on what? 

[LinvilleGorge]

Sounds like it's just a matter of whether they want to give up a little more draft capital for us to eat some cap or if they want to move some numbers around to make it work on their end and give up less draft capital. I think it probably gets done.

[jfra78]

I would be more than okay with this.  AT is good but has no future with this team.  If we can get anything for him do it.

[toldozer]

I for one would LOVE IT. Renfrow comeback player of the year here we come 

[*FreeFua*]

Apparently discussing a day 3 pick

i don’t agree with reading Thielen considering our WR room is a massive question mark BUT we’ll save 8 million by doing so and we just decided to pay Moton so we could benefit to save some cap elsewhere. Plus we aren’t winning the SB this year 

[mrcompletely11]

6 minutes ago, *FreeFua* said:

Apparently discussing a day 3 pick

i don’t agree with reading Thielen considering our WR room is a massive question mark BUT we’ll save 8 million by doing so and we just decided to pay Moton so we could benefit to save some cap elsewhere. Plus we aren’t winning the SB this year 

for a better draft pick I bet we have to eat his salary or a large chunk of it

[Jon Snow]

Just now, mrcompletely11 said:

for a better draft pick I bet we have to eat his salary or a large chunk of it

That's what I'm afraid of. Its probably what is holding up the deal.

[TheSpecialJuan]

Personally I hope we hang on to Thielen. He's worth more to us than the 5th/6th round pick we'd get back. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

1 minute ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Personally I hope we hang on to Thielen. He's worth more to us than the 5th/6th round pick we'd get back. 

I'd rather trade him once we know he's become completely redundant.  It's a guess at best right now.

The coaching staff can't wait for these other WRs to step up and push AT off the field.

[PNW_PantherMan]

3 hours ago, CRA said:

feels like just yesterday I was being lectured as a delusional non-objective hater for discussing an AT to Minny deal and why it could make sense for both parties. 

That's certainly one take of the discussion lol.

[CPcavedweller]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

It seems like we're keeping Thielen 

They want us to eat part of his hit, it confirms that we aren't pushing for the playoffs this year. Price went up, take a 2nd, we eat $8 million of his salary. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

Just now, CPcavedweller said:

They want us to eat part of his hit, it confirms that we aren't pushing for the playoffs this year. Price went up, take a 2nd, we eat $8 million of his salary. 

If they're advertising a 2nd, I guarantee Dan would eat a lot more than that.

[CPcavedweller]

8 minutes ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

I'd rather trade him once we know he's become completely redundant.  It's a guess at best right now.

The coaching staff can't wait for these other WRs to step up and push AT off the field.

If he is the one helping Bryce read defenses, do we really want him gone when we still lost to Tampa 48-14 close to the end of the season? Do we want him gone? I'd say no.