The Carolina Panthers have announced that two players will return from injured reserve, while OLB D.J. Wonnum will be activated from the physically unable to perform list.
This allows all three players a 21-day window to practice before being activated.
WR Adam Thielen, 34, joined the Vikings as an undrafted free agent from Minnesota State-Mankato in 2013. He spent his first season on the Vikings’ practice squad before joining the team on a future/reserve contract the following year.
Thielen returned to Minnesota for the 2015 season on a one-year exclusive rights deal before signing a four-year, $19.240 million contract with a guaranteed $11 million in 2017.
Thielen was due to earn base wages of $5.85 million and $5.35 million before signing a four-year contract extension worth up to $73 million in 2019. The Vikings decided to release back in 2023.
Following that, Thielen signed a three-year, $25 million contract with Carolina.
Thielen played three games with the Panthers in 2024, catching eight catches for 109 yards and one touchdown.
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— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) October 23, 2024
S Jordan Fuller, 26, was picked by the Rams in the sixth round from Ohio State in 2020. He completed the final year of his four-year, $3.465 million contract with the Rams, which includes a $170,708 signing bonus.
Fuller was exploring the open market as an unrestricted free agent for the first time in his NFL career before joining the Panthers in March.
He went on injured reserve in September.
Fuller appeared in three games for the Panthers in 2024, making 15 tackles.
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