<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-adam-thielen-shuns-retirement-revised-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ Adam Thielen shuns retirement amid contract restructure');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Panthers-news-Adam-Thielen-shuns-retirement-for-XX-million-deal-with-Carolina.jpg"></figure><h1>Panthers’ Adam Thielen shuns retirement amid contract restructure</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-12T19:56:02-07:00">March 12th, 7:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-12T19:56:02-07:00">March 12th, 7:56pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/carolina-panthers/panthers-news-adam-thielen-drops-message-amid-retirement-talks">Adam Thielen is not yet ready to hang up his cleats</a>. The Carolina Panthers veteran wide receiver is <a href="https://x.com/JFowlerESPN/status/1900004647047139769" rel="noopener">set to return for his 12th season</a> in the pros, as he and the team revise a contract, as reported by Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.</p><p>“Adam Thielen is set to return for a 12th NFL season, finalizing a revised contract with the #Panthers, per sources. Thielen looks to add to his 8,311 yards and 64 touchdowns,” Fowler shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday night.</p><p>Thielen, who will be turning 35 years old in August, is coming off a decent 2024 campaign by his standards with the Panthers. That season, he only had 615 receiving yards but managed to score five touchdowns on 48 receptions and 62 targets.</p><p>Thielen only played 10 games in 2024, as he dealt with a hamstring issue. It’s also worth noting as a context that he operated within an offense that had plenty of issues scoring points and moving the chains. Carolina was just 23rd in the league with only 20.1 points per game and 29th with 298.0 total yards per contest.</p><p>However, quarterback Bryce Young, after getting benched in the middle of his second year in the NFL, started to show plenty of promise and inspire hope that there’s actual reason to feel good about Carolina’s situation under center.</p><p>With Thielen returning, Young will have a key veteran presence downfield to further help him get to his potential that many saw in him when he was taken first overall by the Panthers in the 2023 NFL draft.</p><p>Thielen arrived in Carolina in 2023 on a three-year contract worth $25 million. Going undrafted in 2013 didn’t stop Thielen from becoming a star in the NFL. The Minnesota Vikings gave him a chance, and he reciprocated that trust by playing at a high level for multiple seasons. He spent his first nine years in the NFL with the Vikings, getting two Pro Bowl nods along the way.</p><p>So far in his pro career, Thielen has racked up 8,311 receiving yards and 64 touchdowns on 685 receptions and 975 targets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Adam Thielen shuns retirement amid contract restructure

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-panthers-dont-plan-on-cutting-adam-thielen-despite-desire-to-be-on-winning-team');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Panthers don’t plan on cutting Adam Thielen despite desire to be on winning team');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NFL-rumors-Panthers-dont-plan-on-cutting-Adam-Thielen-despite-desire-to-be-on-winning-team.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Panthers don’t plan on cutting Adam Thielen despite desire to be on winning team</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-02-08T10:25:42-08:00">February 8th, 10:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-02-08T10:25:42-08:00">February 8th, 10:25am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reports that the Carolina Panthers <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/43736371/super-bowl-2025-latest-nfl-buzz-news-rumors-free-agency-trades-draft" rel="noopener">plan to keep</a> veteran wide receiver Adam Thielen despite speculation about his future. The team intends to bring him back for the 2025 season and could work toward renegotiating his contract into a new one-year deal.</p><p>Thielen, 34, recently confirmed his decision to return for his 12th NFL season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-adam-thielen-drops-message-amid-retirement-talks">after considering retirement</a>. He made the announcement Thursday at the New Orleans Convention Center following an interview with Panthers Legends Jake Delhomme and Jonathan Stewart.</p><p>“I had said after the season, like I just need two weeks to really think about it,” Thielen <a href="https://www.panthers.com/news/for-adam-thielen-coming-back-is-about-continuing-to-build-bryce-young" rel="noopener">told</a> the team’s website. “And then once I make that decision I’m like, I’m going to do one more year. Then that’s my mindset, and here we go. I didn’t want to be wishy-washy, like maybe, maybe not.”</p><h2><b>Adam Thielen enters final year of contract, remains committed to Panthers’ rebuild</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Adam-Thielen-19-runs-after-a-catch-against-the-Atlanta-Falcons.jpg"><figcaption>© Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Thielen is heading into the final year of a three-year, $25 million contract he signed with Carolina in 2023.</p><p>He played a key role in the Panthers’ offense last season, finishing with 615 receiving yards and five touchdowns in 10 games. Injuries, including a lingering hamstring issue, limited his availability, but he remained one of the team’s most reliable targets when on the field.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-best-players-panthers-must-trade-2025-nfl-offseason">Panthers struggled throughout the 2024 campaign, finishing with a 5-12 record</a> and missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year since Thielen’s arrival. Despite the team’s struggles, the two-time Pro Bowler sees promise in quarterback Bryce Young’s development and cited that as a major factor in his decision to return.</p><p>“I would say that was 95 percent of the reason for wanting to play again,” Thielen said. “Because when you’re part of something, I always said the reason I came to Carolina in the first place was I wanted to be part of building something. So if that wasn’t being built and I didn’t see that it was progressing and going in the right direction, it would have been a lot easier to be like, all right, I’m ready to move on and start the next part of my life.”</p><p>“But when you start to see that progression, I would hate to be part of building and then not be a part of the next step. So hopefully things keep progressing, and I can be a part of the end of the building process.”</p><h2><b>Thielen embraces leadership role as Bryce Young continues to develop</b></h2><p>Young, who struggled as a rookie, showed signs of improvement in his second year, finishing the season with 2,403 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, and nine interceptions. The former No. 1 overall pick also contributed 249 rushing yards and six touchdowns.</p><p>Thielen acknowledged that his return is likely a one-year decision, though he left open the possibility of playing beyond 2025.</p><p>“Probably one more,” he said with a grin. “I’d say 99 percent it’s probably one more, but, I guess there’s 1 percent of you never know, always.”</p><p>With the Panthers expected to bring Thielen back, his leadership and veteran presence could play a crucial role in helping Young and the offense take a step forward next season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Panthers don’t plan on cutting Adam Thielen despite desire to be on winning team

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A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen has <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-14344425/Carolina-Panthers-Adam-Thielen-retirement.html" rel="noopener">shut down speculation</a> about retirement, making it clear that he intends to return for another NFL season.</p><p>“I have some more football in me!” Thielen told Ben Nagle of Daily Mail in an exclusive interview.</p><p>At 34 years old, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-carolina-jonathon-brooks-adam-thielen-boosts-chiefs-clash">Thielen battled injuries throughout the 2024 season</a>, appearing in just 10 games due to a hamstring issue. He made an early impact with a touchdown in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-adam-thielen-dealt-rough-injury-update-raiders-upset">Panthers’ Week 3 win over the Las Vegas Raiders</a> but struggled to maintain consistency afterward. Thielen finished the season with 615 receiving yards and five touchdowns — his lowest statistical output since 2019 when he was with the Minnesota Vikings.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2-best-players-panthers-must-trade-2025-nfl-offseason">Panthers ended their 2024 campaign with a 5-12 record</a>, missing the playoffs for a second straight year since Thielen joined the team. Despite the team’s struggles, the two-time Pro Bowler remains optimistic about Carolina’s future and his role in it.</p><p>Speaking after a round of golf at Hilton Grand Vacations’ LPGA Tournament of Champions, Thielen acknowledged the toll of the past season while expressing his readiness to return.</p><h2><b>Adam Thielen weighs NFL future after time for recovery</b></h2><p>“I mean, I definitely needed those two weeks to just get my energy back and spend quality family time, get away,” Thielen said. “Yeah, I think I still have some more football in me. We’ll see how that plays out in the next few weeks.”</p><p>Thielen admitted that he has taken time to evaluate his future, considering both his physical condition and his family’s perspective on his playing career.</p><p>“It was really about just taking those last few weeks to evaluate how I’m feeling, how my family’s feeling, what’s their mindset,” he said.</p><p>“I think there’s probably more times now that you’re like, ‘all right, there’s probably not much more.’ So you know there’s an end in sight, but when that exactly will be is kind of a year-to-year thing.”</p><h2><b>Thielen motivated by Bryce Young’s growth &amp; Panthers’ future</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Bryce-Young-9-with-wide-receiver-Adam-Thielen-19-on-the-field-in-the-fourth-quarter.jpg"><figcaption>© Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>One of the biggest factors in Thielen’s decision to continue playing has been the development of quarterback Bryce Young and the influence of head coach Dave Canales, who will enter his second season in 2025.</p><p>“I think that’s what has enticed me to want to play again is just the progression, the leadership, the type of things that they’re doing to try to create a winning culture,” Thielen said.</p><p>“I really believe in what they’re doing. So there’s a lot to look forward to, especially with Bryce and his progression. And then, you know, just being able to add some pieces and see what happens.”</p><p>Young, who struggled in his rookie campaign, showed signs of improvement in his sophomore season. He finished with 2,403 passing yards, 15 touchdowns, and nine interceptions while posting a 60.9% completion rate and an 82.2 passer rating. The former No. 1 overall pick also contributed 249 rushing yards and six touchdowns on the ground.</p><p>As Thielen looks ahead to another season, his experience and leadership could be key in helping Young and the Panthers take another step forward in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Adam Thielen drops stern 7-word message amid retirement talks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/panthers-news-adam-thielen-pays-tribute-randy-moss-cancer-announcement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Panthers’ Adam Thielen pays tribute to Randy Moss after cancer announcement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Panthers-news-Adam-Thielen-pays-tribute-to-Randy-Moss-after-cancer-announcement.jpg"></figure><h1>Panthers’ Adam Thielen pays tribute to Randy Moss after cancer announcement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-15T08:28:17-08:00">December 15th, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-15T08:28:17-08:00">December 15th, 8:28am</time><address><a>Tim Crean</a>Tim Crean started writing about sports in 2016 and joined ClutchPoints in 2022. He excels with his versatile coverage of the NFL, NBA, soccer, sports media, and more. As a longtime self-professed sports junkie, it is a dream to write about sports professionally. He’s a lifelong Buffalo Bills fan from Western New York and when he’s not enjoying a round of golf he's probably coaching youth soccer or flag football. You can catch all of his sports-related musings on Twitter at @twcrean.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Before he was Carolina Panthers wide receiver Adam Thielen, he was Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen, and you can’t think about Vikings wide receivers without thinking about Randy Moss. The Hall of Fame wideout announced on Friday <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl-news-randy-moss-makes-cancer-admission">that he is battling cancer</a>, and on Sunday, Thielen <a href="https://x.com/Panthers/status/1868317950098526700" rel="noopener">paid tribute to his former franchise-mate</a>.</p><p>Thielen rocked the iconic white and purple 84 jersey — ahead of the Panthers Week 15 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys — in honor of the HOF’er who started his illustrious career there. Moss played for Minnesota from 1998, when the team drafted the Marshall WR 21st overall, to 2004.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/athielen19?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@athielen19</a>  Showing love to the Legend Randy Moss <a href="https://t.co/QSmGqCee4o">pic.twitter.com/QSmGqCee4o</a></p><p>— Carolina Panthers (@Panthers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Panthers/status/1868317950098526700?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Randy Moss and Adam Thielen never overlapped with the Vikes. The current Panther showed up a decade later as an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota State in 2014. He played nine years for his home-state NFL team.</p><p>While they never played together Thielen and Moss will always be connected in the Vikings record books. Moss is second in franchise history in catches (587), receiving yards (9,316), and receiving touchdowns (92), all behind his former teammate, Cris Carter.</p><p>Thielen is up at the top of those lists as well. The two-time Pro Bowler has 534 receptions, 6,682 yards, and 55 touchdowns, good for third, fifth, and third in Vikings history, respectively.</p><p>The Panthers WR is just the latest in a long line of current NFL players who have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-new-england-sends-message-support-randy-moss-cancer-announcment">sent well wishes to Randy Moss</a> in one way or another following his cancer announcement. Despite retiring for good after the 2012 season, Moss has stayed in the public eye and NFL consciousness as an analyst on multiple ESPN shows. His Sunday pregame highlight reel of the best catches from around the football world has been especially impactful.</p><p>The name of the segment is “You Got Mossed,” which has become the common term for any time a person goes up and snags a crazy catch or makes a grab in someone else’s face.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Panthers’ Adam Thielen pays tribute to Randy Moss after cancer announcement

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Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Carolina Panthers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In the only overtime game of Week 13, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buccaneers-news-baker-mayfield-thought-he-popped-achilles-panthers">Tampa Bay Buccaneers knocked off the Carolina Panthers</a> by a score of 26-23 to get back to .500. However, given the way the game played out, many felt that the game should not have gone into overtime after what appeared to be a touchdown for Panthers receiver Adam Thielen in the second quarter was ruled incomplete.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What do you think? Touchdown or no? <a href="https://t.co/kQM7vNd7Z6">pic.twitter.com/kQM7vNd7Z6</a></p><p>— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX/status/1863353123160338452?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 1, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With Panthers fans prepared to riot after the game, NFL replay official Mark Butterworth <a href="https://x.com/josephperson/status/1863414317246218750" rel="noopener">gave his reasoning</a> behind the call that went to a review but still resulted in an incomplete pass.</p><p>“The ruling on the field was incomplete, and the officials were giving the bobble signal,” Butterworth said via Joe Person of The Athletic. “As we looked at available views, there was an initial bobble while the receiver was in the air. He did get control, which is the first part of the catch process. He did get a knee in bounds and as he is going to the ground, the third act would be surviving the ground.</p><p>“As he goes to the ground and turns over, there was no shot showing that he maintained possession throughout completing the process of the catch. As he is rolling over, you can see at least one hand come off the ball. So with an on-field ruling of incomplete, we would have to show that he had control to award him a touchdown.”</p><p>Per Butterworth’s explanation, had the ruling on the field been a touchdown, Thielen’s catch likely would have counted. Instead, the Panthers were forced to kick a field goal and take a three-point lead into halftime.</p><h2><b>Panthers lose second straight three-point game</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Adam-Thielen.jpg"><figcaption>Bob Donnan-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After beginning the year with such uncertainty, Carolina has now lost two straight games but has to be pleased with what they have accomplished. During the second half of the season, the Panthers have seemingly turned their season around and are 2-2 in their last four games after a rough 1-7 start. Despite the consecutive defeats, the Panthers have now lost to two of the premier teams in the league by just a combined six points.</p><p>In his second stint at quarterback, Bryce Young has gone 2-3 in his last five starts. The former No. 1 overall pick appeared to be doomed after he was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/panthers-news-bryce-young-breaks-silence-on-benching-for-andy-dalton">benched for veteran Andy Dalton</a> earlier in the year, but he has since taken the best form of his young career.</p><p>Although there are no moral victories in the NFL, it is hard for Dave Canales and the Panthers to not be encouraged by what the team has produced since their bye week. However, with five games remaining in 2024, the team’s schedule will not get any easier. Only one of Carolina’s final five opponents has a losing record after Week 13.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
81.9	1049.8	14.6	36

2024 SEASON STATS
RECEPTIONS	RECEIVING YDS	TOUCHDOWNS	POSITION RANK
81.9	1049.8	14.6	36

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