Adam Thielen
Adam Thielen Biography
Adam Thielen (Adam John Thielen) is a Famous professional American footballer. He plays as a wide receiver in the NFL. He played college football for the Minnesota Vikings of the Minnesota State University. Coming to his pro career, Adam plays for the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL. Adam has been phenomenal throughout his career at the Vikings.
Thielen was born in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. He was born to parents Pete and Jane Thielen. Like most kids in the state, Adam grew up a big fan of the Vikings from an early age, He was also a big fan of the pro football hall of fame wide receiver “Cris Carter“. Not much is really known of his family nor his past life at the moment.
Coming to his educational background, Adam got schooled at Detroit Lakes High School where he was a four-sport athlete in football, basketball, baseball, and golf. What a kid! Football stood him out exceptionally as he was named in the All-conference and All-state selection in his senior year. He joined Minnesota State University for his college education in 2008 to study Management and as you would expect, Adam wasn’t found wanting on the Minnesota State Mavericks football program.
In his second year, Adam Thielen was named as the Minnesota State’s Offensive Player of the Year in addition to being listed in the Second-Team All-NSIC South Division having led his team with 41 receptions for 686 yards and 6 touchdowns. By the end of his final season in the college, he had scored five 100-yard receiving games with a career-high 167 against the Southwest Minnesota State in 2012.
Despite his high hopes to make it into the top league, Thielen went home barren of a pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. He then went for a rookie tryout and evaluation session organized by the Minnesota Vikings at Winter Park, it was here that his childhood fave team signed him to an undrafted free agent contract following his promising performance in the tryout. He, however, didn’t make it past the roster cut but was still signed to the practice squad on September 1 had been earlier released on August 1, 2013.
The “Purple and Gold” prodigy had his first Viking action in a preseason opener against the Oakland Raiders, following his impressive performance, Adam earned himself a deserving listing in the 53-man roster for the 2014 season. The new season saw Adam Thielen recording 8 catches of 137 yards with an average of 17.1, and a touchdown on offense. He was named to the All-Pro Special Teams Kick Return Unit and as the All-NFC North Special Team Player of the Year.
The 2015 American football season got even better for him. Adam Thielen was recognized as the Vikings Special Team Player of the Year as it was also in this year that they won the NFC North title. He remembers this season with his 12 catches for 144 yards with a long of 30. True to his nature, Adam Thielen kept on impressing in the 2016 season and led his team with 967 receiving yards with a career-high 69 catches and five touchdowns. He was listed as one of the top five players among NFL wide receivers with a 10.0 yards per target and a catch rate of 75.0%.
In the 2017 season, he became the very first Viking receiver to surpass 1,000-yard mark which was last surpassed by Sidney Rice in 2009. He was also named to his first Pro Bowl in this season and reveled the more when his “The Purple and Gold” team won the NFC North title.
Adam Thielen Age
Adam was born on August 22, 1990. He is currently 28 years old as of 2018. His zodiac sign is Leo.
Adam Thielen Height|Weight
He stands at a height of 6 feet and 1 inch weighing a total of 91kg.
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Adam Thielen Contract
Adam has been having the time of his life with the Vikings and they wouldn’t let him go just yet. He signed a new three-year contract with the team which would see him play for “The Purple People Eaters” till 2020.
Adam Thielen and Bill Belichik
Things went south for the Vikings on a Sunday in Foxboro losing 24-10 in a game that wasn’t close after halftime. Kirk Cousins threw the ball 44 times for just 201 yards, and one of the league’s best players, wide receiver Adam Thielen had one of his worst outings of the season. He was targeted 10 times but managed just five catches for 28 yards and a score.
Thielen’s most memorable moment came after the whistle. Early in the fourth quarter, the Vikings appeared to be stuffed on fourth-and-inches. The officials awarded them the first down anyway but before Minnesota could hurry to the line, the clock was stopped for an injury timeout for Patriots safety Patrick Chung. Thielen wasn’t buying it, and he appeared to say as much to Bill Belichick.
Adam Thielen Wife|Married
Adam married his college sweetheart “Caitlin Graboski Thielen“. They met while they were students at Minnesota State. Caitlin played soccer at Iowa State University before she transferred to Minnesota State and continued playing for the varsity side. She holds a degree in Communication Disorders and Speech Pathology. Following their relationship in college and being cocksure that what they felt for each other, the duo tied the knot in the year 2015 and are today doting parents to a son they had together.
Adam Thielen Salary|Net Worth
Thielen who signed a three-year contract extension with the Minnesota Vikings in March 2017 that is worth up to 27 million dollars with 11 million dollars guaranteed earns a base salary of 3.85 million dollars in 2018, by 2019 and 2020 at which point his contract will expire, he will earn 3.85 million dollars and 5.35 million dollars as his base salary respectively. He has an estimated net worth of 5 million dollars as of 2019.
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