With two matchups against Baltimore in the next five weeks, Pittsburgh added to the roster, as two-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Adam Thielen was claimed off waivers by the Steelers ahead of the game vs. the Ravens.
Minnesota waived Thielen on Monday, one day after he was a healthy scratch in the team’s 26-0 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
The roster move ends Thielen’s second and final stint with the Vikings, who are his hometown team and for whom he ranks No. 3 in career touchdown catches (55), fourth in receptions (542), and fifth in receiving yards (6,751). Thielen said in a statement posted on social media that he had long ago decided 2025 would be his final season and hoped to find a new home to “go compete elsewhere for the last few weeks of my career.”
The Steelers’ remaining schedule:
Sunday at Baltimore
Dec. 15 vs. Miami
Dec. 21 at Detroit
Dec. 28 at Cleveland
Week 18 vs. Baltimore https://t.co/IsWHEMSXN6— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) December 2, 2025
Thielen will now join former AFC North rival Aaron Rodgers for one final run.
The team had acquired Thielen on Aug. 27, sending the Carolina Panthers a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and a 2027 fourth-round pick. The Vikings received Thielen, a conditional 2026 seventh-round pick, and a 2027 fifth-round pick in return.
In 11 games this season, Thielen caught eight passes for 69 yards.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Steelers claim WR Adam Thielen ahead of game vs. Ravens
