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Adam Thielen didn't come out of nowhere. Just ask the folks in Detroit Lakes

Vikings receiver Adam Thielen once struggled to turn heads in Minnesota.

Now the nation can't ignore him.

Patrons at the Fort Myers, Fla., bar, where Flint Motschenbacher took a break from the vacation sun to watch his former high school star, were in awe when No. 19 continually made catch after catch at Lambeau Field last weekend. Thielen enjoyed a career day with 12 catches for 202 yards and two touchdowns to put an exclamation point on a breakout campaign in his fourth NFL season.

"It was kind of funny. They were saying, 'Jeez, that kid — he's a good player, he's a good player.