Since K.J. Osborn’s emergence in 2021, the Vikings have had a solid third wideout on the roster besides Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen for two years and Jordan Addison in 2023.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has to be thrilled with the developments among top receivers around the league. Leading up to the 2024 NFL Draft, the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles signed three of the premier receivers in the league to what at the time were record-setting contracts.
Here are three moves the Minnesota Vikings must make ahead of the 2024 season.
When a star as elite as Justin Jefferson compliments someone, it holds great gravity. That someone happens to be none other than Minnesota Timberwolves’s
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson shouted out superstar Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards after his monster game one performance against the Denver Nuggets.
The Vikings GM recently commented on the future of the team's star wideout.
The trade theories were never real. If the Minnesota Vikings possessed any desire to trade phenom wideout Justin Jefferson, they would’ve done so during the 2024 NFL Draft when the club sought a new quarterback.
ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter discussed during a Monday appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show" if the Vikings included star wide receiver Justin Jefferson in a potential trade package offered to the Patriots for the third overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.
The Minnesota Vikings did make an aggressive offer to the New England Patriots for quarterback Drake Maye, but they did not offer superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson.
Jefferson is preparing to enter the final year of his current deal and is expected to become the highest-paid non-quarterback in football.
The Minnesota Vikings were one of the stars of the show throughout the 2024 NFL Draft. The Vikings made a handful of exciting moves around the board and landed two of the most talked about players in the first round.
Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah said they paused contract talks with WR Justin Jefferson during the draft but intend to pick them back up. “We continue to have great dialogue with their representatives,” Adofo-Mensah said.
Jul 28, 2022; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell and wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) talk during training camp at TCO Performance Center.
The Vikings have a new franchise passer on the roster, and now that the 2024 draft is in the books, they can turn their focus back to an extension for perhaps the best wide receiver in the league.
The Minnesota Vikings have been working on a contract extension with Justin Jefferson for years and that’s not even an exaggeration. In all reality, there’s no legitimate reason why it hasn’t been completed yet, which is why Justin Jefferson trade rumors continue to sprout up at every turn.
The Minnesota Vikings are reportedly going to engage with superstar wide receiver Justin Jefferson in contract extension talks as soon as the 2024 NFL Draft is over.
Could the Minnesota Vikings end up trading wide receiver Justin Jefferson during the NFL Draft? Jefferson is preparing to enter the final year of his deal, and the Vikings don’t seem to have made much progression in contract negotiations with him.
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson has popped up in NFL trade rumors in advance of the 2024 NFL Draft. Linked as a potential trade candidate in mock drafts in order for Minnesota to acquire the quarterback of its choosing, NFL teams reportedly recognize the actual cost of landing Jefferson would be much higher.
As we edge closer to the NFL Draft, the variety and intensity of predictions increase, featuring some bold predictions. Notably, ESPN’s Bill Barnwell annually shakes things up with his mock draft by proposing trades for each pick.
The Minnesota Vikings have not yet reached an extension with wide receiver Justin Jefferson, even though Jefferson is headed into the final year of his deal.
NFL insider Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk suggested on Tuesday that the Minnesota Vikings may not have completely slammed the door shut on trading star wide receiver Justin Jefferson either before or during the upcoming NFL Draft.
Several of the league’s top players declined to show up on day one of spring workout programs – including Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson. The former first-round wide receiver is hoping to lock down a long-term contract with the team and he’s using whatever leverage he can to make it happen before the 2024 season.
Jefferson did not report to the first day of the Vikings’ offseason program Monday. It should be noted Jefferson did not show for Vikings voluntary work last year but reported for minicamp.
Justin Jefferson did not report on Monday for the start of the Minnesota Vikings’ voluntary offseason workout program, the team’s head coach Kevin O’Connell told the media.
Justin Jefferson sent the Minnesota Vikings front office a message following his action (or inaction) on Monday. The Vikings held their first offseason workout not long after reports surfaced the Philadelphia Eagles took care of their No.
According to Kevin Seifert, Vikings HC Kevin O’Connell confirmed that star WR Justin Jefferson was not present for the first day of the voluntary offseason program as he seeks a new contract from the team.
NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated continues to believe that star wide receiver Justin Jefferson "will be on the Vikings' roster for the foreseeable future."
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