Two-time Pro Bowl WR Thielen retiring from NFL

Key Highlights

• Thank you to everyone who has supported me through the years it has meant everything to my family and I!"When the Vikings waived him, he said in a statement, "I will ALWAYS be a Minnesota Viking."The Steelers claimed Thielen on Dec.
• 2 after the Vikings waived him to allow him to find a bigger role in the final few weeks of his career.
• He had 11 receptions for 117 yards in five games (three starts) for the Steelers.
• He had two catches for 25 yards Monday night in the Steelers' 30-6 wild-card playoff loss to the Houston Texans. Born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, Thielen played collegiately at Minnesota State University, Mankato, and spent the first nine seasons of his professional career with the Vikings.
• The team released him after the 2022 season amid Justin Jefferson's emergence as an All-Pro receiver and ahead of the decision to make Jordan Addison a first-round draft pick in 2023. Tielen then signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2023 and was traded back to the Vikings on Aug.