Wide receiver Adam Thielen is now a Carolina Panther after his 10-year tenure with the Minnesota Vikings came to an end this offseason following a March release.
In a conversation with the Daily Delivery podcast Thursday (h/t Bobby Kownack of NFL.com), Thielen made clear that he didn't want to leave his home state but that he respected Vikings leaders for handling the situation in a first-class manner:
"I think there are like two sides of it. ... It was a bummer. I didn't want to leave Minnesota.