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Panthers, Adam Thielen both asked to make $1 million sacrifices to get Vikings trade done
originally appeared on The Sporting News
The Carolina Panthers and Adam Thielen both need to give up a large sum of money to get a trade done with the Minnesota Vikings. The Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, native has repeatedly been linked to his former team this offseason, and the Vikings’ need for a receiver amidst injuries and Jordan Addison’s suspension makes this a natural fit.
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell acknowledged that while sharing the staggering totals that the Panthers and Thielen would have to relinquish financially.
The Vikings would need to give up draft capital from their recent Harrison Phillips trade with the New York Jets.
“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,” Barnwell wrote.
“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.”
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Sounds like a Mexican standoff until Tuesday cut down day? In the meantime, valuable time is being wasted to get Thielen back up to speed with this tweaked version of KOC offense.
originally appeared on The Sporting News
The Carolina Panthers and Adam Thielen both need to give up a large sum of money to get a trade done with the Minnesota Vikings. The Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, native has repeatedly been linked to his former team this offseason, and the Vikings’ need for a receiver amidst injuries and Jordan Addison’s suspension makes this a natural fit.
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell acknowledged that while sharing the staggering totals that the Panthers and Thielen would have to relinquish financially.
The Vikings would need to give up draft capital from their recent Harrison Phillips trade with the New York Jets.
“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,” Barnwell wrote.
“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.”
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Sounds like a Mexican standoff until Tuesday cut down day? In the meantime, valuable time is being wasted to get Thielen back up to speed with this tweaked version of KOC offense.
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