Schefter: Adam Thielen trade 'doesn't look like it's gonna happen'

Things can always change, but it's looking more and more like an Adam Thielen trade to the Vikings may not end up happening after all.

Buzz was building towards a Thielen return to Minnesota last week, but recent reporting has indicated that that the Vikings and Panthers remain far apart in terms of their asking prices on a potential deal. Carolina clearly doesn't want to part with Thielen unless the Vikings agree to their terms, and Minnesota doesn't seem willing to budge on its offer.

The latest update comes from ESPN's Adam Schefter, who said on The Pat McAfee Show that it doesn't currently look like a trade is going to happen.

"They have not made much progress," Schefter said. "They have not been able to bridge their differences. And again, I'll lean on the (Trey) Hendrickson, (Terry) McLaurin theories that these things sometimes can come together, but Carolina is not willing to (just) give Adam Thielen away. So right now, subject to this changing, it looks like it won't happen. But you never know if there's gonna be a last push here, today or tomorrow, to get a deal done. ... The Vikings have tried, and they continue to try, but up until now it just doesn't look like it's gonna happen."

The Vikings are in dire need of immediate wide receiver help, considering Jordan Addison is suspended for three games and Jalen Nailor's Week 1 status is in jeopardy due to a hand injury. Thielen makes all kinds of sense as a Vikings legend who knows Kevin O'Connell's offense and has remained productive into his mid-30s. But because he's been Bryce Young's top target over the past couple of years, the Panthers are in no rush to ship him back to Minnesota, even if Thielen reportedly wants to go back home.