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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen has restructured his contract to give the team salary cap relief, his agency announced on Friday, with a new deal that gives him $18 million guaranteed.
In a video posted on Twitter by the Institute for Athletes, his Minneapolis-based agency, Thielen said, "I guess you can't get rid of me yet. I'm super excited to be back in purple to ultimately try to bring a championship to this city that so much deserves it. So excited about the leadership and everything that's being put in place in this organization."
Thielen's previous contract was carrying a cap hit for 2022 of more than $16.8 million that the Vikings can now reduce by lowering his base salary and spreading out his new signing bonus money.
After giving quarterback Kirk Cousins a one-year extension, bringing back Thielen for at least another season made sense. The 31-year-old two-time Pro Bowl pick missed four games in 2021.