The most interesting fact about the rise to stardom of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen is not that he is from northern Minnesota, it’s not that he went to Minnesota State University, or that he went undrafted by 32 NFL teams.
The hallmark of Thielen’s oft-told tale of gridiron heroism is that he clawed his way up a depth chart from “that guy ain’t making it outta camp,” to “special teams guy,” to the No. 1 receiver on the Vikings depth chart.
If he never played another snap for Minnesota, he would still have the most yards from scrimmage of any undrafted Vikings player in the team’s 59-season history.