Don’t look now, but Adam Thielen is one of the old guys.
You know, by NFL standards. Thielen will celebrate his 31st birthday on Aug. 22, but the receiver has shown no signs of slowing down entering his eighth season with the Vikings.
CBS Sports’ Jordan Dajani agrees. He recently assembled an “NFL All 30 and Over Offensive Team,” and he named Thielen, Julio Jones and Marvin Jones as the team’s three receivers. Dajani wrote:
Thielen is still one of the most consistent receivers in the NFL. He recorded a career-high 1,373 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in 2018, but then missed six games due to injury the following season. Without Stefon Diggs to work off of and [with Thielen] turning 30, some thought [he] could take a step backwards, but that did not happen. Thielen put up 925 yards and a whopping 14 touchdowns – which ranked third among all receivers. His AV (approximate value) of 8 ranked second among all receivers considered for this list.
Vikings fans are plenty familiar with Marvin Jones, as well, being that he spent the past five seasons in Detroit. Jones signed with Jacksonville as a free agent this spring, though, meaning Minnesota won’t see him this season.
Jones caught a career-high 76 passes for 978 yards and nine touchdowns in 2020. While the Lions haven’t been the most fun team to watch in the NFL, Jones has been a consistent playmaker when healthy. He played in all 16 games for the first time in three years last season, and showed no signs of slowing down. Jones has caught nine touchdowns in three out of the past four years and should be a trusted target of rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence.
Dajani named Aaron Rodgers as the “30 over 30” quarterback, and he used the single running back spot on former Viking Adrian Peterson. The 36-year-old also was with the Lions in 2020 but is currently a free agent.
His reputation precedes him, as Peterson is fifth on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, a former MVP and still owns the NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game. There were several players we could have picked for this spot who are a bit younger and still on rosters, but Peterson just refuses to slow down. He’s two years removed from a 1,000-yard season, and rushed for more touchdowns last year than players like David Johnson, Kareem Hunt, Ezekiel Elliott and James Conner. At 33 and 34-years-old, Peterson was the most consistent weapon on a Washington offense that was lacking, and [he’s] still someone I would sign if I was looking for a running back at this point in the offseason.
To see Dajani’s full lineup, including his second-team picks, click here.
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